Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem’s legacy as a feminist icon, writer, and activist centers on her role in launching *Ms.* magazine and challenging systemic gender inequality. Her career reflects the evolution of the women’s movement, moving from early struggles to gain media representation to broader societal shifts. Personal experiences, including an illegal abortion in 1957 and a nomadic childhood with a mother suffering from mental health struggles, profoundly shaped her political philosophy and commitment to women's autonomy. Beyond her activism, she offers reflections on aging, describing the period after 50 as a liberation from restrictive gender roles. The program also features a critical review of the film *Coyote vs. Acme*, which uses the classic *Looney Tunes* character to critique runaway corporate power and the existential futility of the modern worker, drawing parallels between the cartoon’s surreal anarchy and contemporary legal battles.