Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today... - Carol Platt Liebau: A Legacy Divided
When Gloria Steinem died last week, she was mourned across popular culture as a feminist icon. But her legacy was a mixed one. Many feminist reforms of the civil rights era were necessary and right — including laws against sex and pregnancy discrimination. But Steinem’s brand of feminism also had an anti-male streak that still poisons relations between the sexes today. She popularized the line: “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” Steinem promoted the idea that women find their greatest fulfillment through work outside the home—and Generations of women and children have paid the…
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