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An Unexpected Life
A Memoir
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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem's inspiring and candid memoir of her early life and her path to becoming one of the world's most influential voices, with reflections on hope, happiness and how to keep fighting. Before she was an iconic feminist leader, Gloria Steinem was a curious...
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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem's inspiring and candid memoir of her early life and her path to becoming one of the world's most influential voices, with reflections on hope, happiness and how to keep fighting.
Before she was an iconic feminist leader, Gloria Steinem was a curious child in Toledo, Ohio: going on road trips with her itinerant father, caring for her mother, and reading everything she could get her hands on. As a girl, she would never imagine the journey on which her life would take her.
In An Unexpected Life, Steinem reflects on the unlikely experiences and pivotal moments β from a childhood rat bite that opened her eyes to the dangers of poverty to the landmark 1970 Women's March honouring the right to vote β that shaped the visionary woman she would become. Reflecting on her extraordinary experiences, she also honours the trailblazers who inspired her, and uncovers the most important lessons her life has taught her about love, solidarity and freedom.
Intimate, funny, and rich with hard-earned wisdom, An Unexpected Life offers readers the rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the world's most enduring voices, as we continue the work of building a better future.
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ISBN: 9781807840433
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 22 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ebury Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Width: 138.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 192
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About the Author
Gloria Steinem is a writer, activist, pioneering journalist and cofounder of Ms. magazine. For more than sixty years she has been a central figure in feminist movements worldwide, shaping conversations about gender, power, and justice and is widely known to be one of the most influential feminist thinkers and writers alive today. Gloria's previous books include the bestselling memoir My Life on the Road. She currently lives in New York and has done for decades. Gloria's home is the heart of Gloria's Foundation and has become renowned as a magnetic and life-changing centre for feminists and activist thinkers from around the world.
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