'''Gloria Steinem''' was born in Toledo, [[Ohio]], in 1934 and was prominent leader of the [[feminist]] movement in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1972 she co-founded the feminist ''Ms magazine''. In 1992 she founded the pro-choice group [[Choice USA]].
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'''Gloria Steinem''' was born in Toledo, [[Ohio]], in 1934 and was prominent leader of the [[feminist]] movement in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1972 she co-founded the feminist ''Ms magazine''. In 1992 she founded the pro-choice group [[Choice USA]]. U.S. Federal Judge [[Richard Posner]] called her one of America's top public intellectuals.<ref>[http://home.uchicago.edu/~rposner/publicintellect.htm] "Data for tables in Chapter 5 of Richard A. Posner, Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline" where Posner talks about the data he used for his book ''Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline''.</ref><ref>[http://home.uchicago.edu/~rposner/TABLE%20II.pdf] Table II, which is Posner's data for 607 public intellectuals. A PDF search of "Steinem" will show she is on Posner's list.</ref>