Dayton Literary Peace Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2015) Special Award
Gloria Steinem
グロリア・スタイネム
Guroria Sutainemu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1934-03-25 （Toledo, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toledo, Ohio → Washington, D.C. → New York (Upper East Side) → India (as a Chester Bowles Asian Fellow)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, activist
- Active Years
- 1958-
- Affiliations
- Ms. (co-founder/editor), Women's Media Center (board member), National Women's Political Caucus (co-founder), Frontline Women's Fund (co-convener), Apne Aap Women Worldwide (chair, advisory board)
- Memberships
- Women's Media Center (board member)
- Influenced By
- Mahatma Gandhi, Her paternal grandmother and early women's suffrage activists
- Influenced
- Second-wave feminist activists, Younger generations of feminists (domestic and international)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith College | — | — | A.B. (magna cum laude) | 1952–1956 | United States |
Smith College
Degree:
A.B. (magna cum laude)
Period:
1952–1956
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
United States
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | — | — | U.S. Government (President) | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Princess of Asturias Award (Communication and Humanities) | — | — | Princess of Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2012 | American Humanist Association Humanist of the Year | — | — | American Humanist Association | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Dayton Literary Peace Prize — Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award | — | — | Dayton Literary Peace Prize | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Emmy (citation for excellence in television writing) | Multiple Personalities: The Search for Deadly Memories | — | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | 受賞（共同制作者・ナレーター） |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2013
Organization:
U.S. Government (President)
Result:
受賞
Princess of Asturias Award (Communication and Humanities)
2021
Organization:
Princess of Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
American Humanist Association Humanist of the Year
2012
Organization:
American Humanist Association
Result:
受賞
Dayton Literary Peace Prize — Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
2015
Organization:
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Result:
受賞
Emmy (citation for excellence in television writing)
1993
Work:
Multiple Personalities: The Search for Deadly Memories
Organization:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Result:
受賞（共同制作者・ナレーター）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
1983 Essay/NonfictionA collection of essays on feminism and social issues, combining personal experience and commentary to address women's rights and everyday inequalities.
women's rightssocial inequalitymedia and movement
My Life on the Road
2015 Memoir/NonfictionA memoir recounting decades of travel and speaking, intertwining personal history with the history of social movements.
movement and travelself and activismwomen's solidarity
The Thousand Indias
1957 Travel/ObservationalAn early work compiling observations and impressions from time spent in India.
Indiacultural observation
Bibliography
- The Thousand Indias (1957)
- The Beach Book (1963)
- Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983)
- Revolution from Within (1992)
- My Life on the Road (2015)
- As if Women Matter: The Essential Gloria Steinem Reader (2014, co-authored)
Adaptations
- A Bunny's Tale (TV movie, 1985)
- The Glorias (biographical film, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, persuasive essayistic prosecombines personal experience with political analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- women's empowermentreproductive freedommedia critique
Health
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breast cancer1986Diagnosed and treated in 1986; she recovered and continued public work although the experience informed her activism.
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trigeminal neuralgia1994Experienced episodes of chronic facial pain beginning in 1994; continued public activity while managing the condition.
Legacy
Gloria Steinem is one of the leading public intellectuals of the second-wave feminist movement. Through co-founding Ms. magazine and extensive political organizing she shaped debates on women's rights and media representation. She has had international influence on peace, human rights, and anti-trafficking work and has received numerous honors.
Academic Societies
- National Women's Hall of Fame (inductee)
Archives
- Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College (Gloria Steinem Papers)
In Popular Culture
- Profiled in the biopic 'The Glorias' (2020) and depicted in the TV series 'Mrs. America', among other media.
Quotes
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This is no simple reform. It really is a revolution.
Source: Address to the Women of America (speech at the National Women's Political Caucus) (1971) -
She helped popularize the phrase 'A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle', though she did not coin it.
Source: Popular quotation (originally attributed to Irina Dunn)
Trivia
- Undercover as a Playboy Bunny in 1963 for the article 'A Bunny's Tale'.
- Married David Bale at age 66 (2000).
- Co-founded Ms. magazine and put Wonder Woman on the first Ms. cover.