The making of an activist
Founding Ms. magazine and the power of words
The political arena and the ERA
Intersectionality and global sisterhood
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Master of Gloria Steinem and modern feminism
diego The very first regular issue of Ms. magazine featured Wonder Woman to symbolize female empowerment.
diego The widespread adoption of 'Ms.' offered women an honorific independent of their marital status.
diego Sort articles for the first issue to discover how Gloria Steinem championed feminist voices.
Wonder Woman's powers: Gloria Steinem successfully lobbied DC Comics to restore Wonder Woman's traditional superpowers, which they had stripped away in 1968.
A title of respect used before a woman's name regardless of her marital status. Gloria Steinem co-founded a groundbreaking feminist magazine of this name in 1971.
What was the bold slogan printed under Wonder Woman on the historic July 1972 cover of Ms. magazine?
How quickly did the 300,000 preview copies of the standalone Ms. magazine sell out in 1972?
In December 1971, Ms. magazine was first published as an insert in which existing publication?
In what year was the honorific 'Ms.' first proposed in a Massachusetts newspaper, long before Steinem popularized it?
Who was the co-founder of Ms. magazine who famously posed with Gloria Steinem in an iconic 1971 portrait?
What was the main purpose of popularizing the honorific 'Ms.' during the 1970s feminist movement?