

The piece was a little flip, but generally balanced and positive-and if I were Gloria, slogging from city to city on a book tour, my roller bag bumping along behind me, I would be fine with it. The story began: “Gloria Steinem started her career as a CIA operative, got her break as a Playboy Bunny, married Christian Bale’s father, and now produces a show for the cable television channel Viceland.” At 82, the story continued, Steinem still kept a “rock star’s schedule,” organizing, lecturing, fundraising, stumping for political candidates, and promoting her new book, My Life on the Road. On October 7, 2016, the New York Times published a profile of Gloria Steinem and her love of New York. National Geographic's book In Praise of Difficult Women by Karen Karbo profiles women throughout the world who have pushed societal norms and boundaries in areas spanning the gambit from politics, art, media, books, and more.
