Did Gloria Steinem Work with the CIA? The Truth About Her Past
Steinem said the agency was liberal and honorable, and she said she would do it again after a magazine revealed her CIA front ties.
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Gloria Steinem was not a class-blind feminist. The question remains, however: why did she become the face of the movement, while anti-imperial, socialist feminists remained, at best, supporting figures? The post Feminist Icon, CIA Insult, Kissinger's Friend: A Critical Farewell to Gloria Steinem first appeared on Political Critique.
CIA’s anti-communist feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
Gloria Steinem, one of the most prominent figures of U.S. liberal feminism, died on September 2 at the age of 92. Mainstream obituaries have overwhelmingly celebrated her as a pioneer of the women’s movement. Far less attention has been given to another documented part of her political record: her collaboration with the CIA during the Cold War.Before becoming a leading feminist figure, Steinem worked closely with CIA operatives through the Indep…
Before becoming one of the leading leaders of American feminism, Gloria Steinem consciously worked in an operation funded by the Agency [...]
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