Her 1983 collection of essays titled Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions blended political commentary with personal anecdotes. Her 1994 collection of essays, titled Moving beyond Words: Breaking the Boundaries of Gender, further explored the female experience and gendered stereotypes.

In 2000, Steinem, then age 66, married lawyer David Bale, the father of Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale.

“I hope this proves what feminists have always said—that feminism is about the ability to choose what’s right at each time of our lives,” Steinem said in a statement about the marriage, her first and only. David Bale died of brain cancer in 2003.

Steinem…

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