Renowned Feminist Gloria Steinem to Lead a Panel
Discussion
with Young Feminists on March 7
A Feminism for All Women: Addressing Issues of
Race, Culture, and Class
New
York, N.Y., February 28, 2001-- Celebrated
feminist writer and activist, Gloria Steinem will
lead a panel discussion with young feminists,
in celebration of Women's History Month, at Barnard
College, titled A Feminism for All Women: Addressing
Issues of Race, Culture, and Class, at 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 7, 2001, in the James Room, 4th
floor Barnard Hall, Broadway at 117th Street.
The panel discussion on the future of feminism
with Steinem will be joined by three young, up
and coming feminists Lebwah Sykes, Vivien Laboton,
Mia Herndon and Angela Moreno from the Third Wave
Foundation.
Steinem,
Contributing Editor of Ms. Magazine, began
her life-long career as feminist writer and a
journalist right after college. Steinem co-founded
New York Magazine in 1968 and Ms. Magazine
in 1971, actively addressing social and political
issues on the pages of the two publications, and
participated in a wide array of feminist causes.
As a result, Steinem became a major force in the
feminist movement in the late1960's. In 1972,
Steinem founded the Ms. Foundation for Women,
which raises funds for underprivileged girls and
women. She has written several books, including
the best-sellers Outrageous Acts and Everyday
Rebellions (1983) and Revolution from Within:
A Book of Self- Esteem (1992).
The
young feminists Sykes, Laboton, Herndon and Moreno
represent the Third Wave Foundation, the sole
national organization created by and for young
women between ages 15 and 30.
Contact:
Petra Tuomi, Public Affairs 212-854-7907
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