Gloria Steinems Life-Giving Reading List

Gloria Steinem's "Life-Giving" Reading List

<div class="ExternalClass6D3E0A89EEE84DDBAF8ED9687A1FDD4E"><h4>Gloria Steinem (1934-2026) was an American journalist and social-political activist who was widely regarded as the leader of the second-wave feminism movement in the United States. She was also a columnist for <em>New York Magazine</em> and co-founder of<em> Ms. Magazine</em>. </h4><h4>In addition to being the figurehead of a monumental culture-shift in American history, Steinem, not surprisingly, was a strong proponent of advocating for one's personal growth through literacy. As a child, Steinem could be found devouring any and all books that she encountered, including books meant for an adult audience including novels and "a multivolume history of the Civil War." As a lifelong reader, she gravitated toward "writers who are making the invisible visible.”</h4><h4>The following titles are from a collection of books - its creation motivated by a list of recommended reads by writer Alice Walker - that Steinem considered "life-giving" in that they inspired “the pleasure of big and new understandings." <br></h4><br></div>

Gloria Steinem in 1977 ©Lynn Gilbert

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At the dark end of the street : black women, rape, and resistance- a new history of the civil rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power	At the dark end of the street : black women, rape, and resistance- a new history of the civil rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power	McGuire, Danielle L.	5698743	Book	9780307389244		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22at%20the%20dark%20end%20of%20the%20street%22%20mcguire&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
Bossypants	Bossypants	Fey, Tina, 1970- author.	8820451	Book	9780316056878		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22bossypants%22%20tina%20fey&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
Breakfast at Tiffany's and three stories [electronic resource]	Breakfast at Tiffany's and three stories [electronic resource]	Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.	4134071	Book	9780345803054 (electronic bk.)		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?query=%22breakfast%20at%20tiffany%27s%22%20capote&searchType=everything&pageSize=10&materialTypeIds=1&pageNum=0
Little women	Little women	Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.	5099781	Book	9780147514011		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22little%20women%22%20alcott&searchType=everything&pageSize=10&mode=advanced
Parable of the sower	Parable of the sower	Butler, Octavia E.	7601056	Book	9781609807191		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?query=%22parable%20of%20the%20sower%22%20butler&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
The color purple	The color purple	Walker, Alice, 1944-	3565180	Book	0156028352		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?query=%22the%20color%20purple%22%20alice%20walker&searchType=everything&pageSize=10&materialTypeIds=1&pageNum=0
The handmaid's tale	The handmaid's tale	Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.	4788898	Book	9781491519110		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?query=%22the%20handmaid%27s%20tale%22%20atwood&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
The heart is a lonely hunter	The heart is a lonely hunter	McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.	4057336	Book	0618526412		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22the%20heart%20is%20a%20lonely%20hunter%22%20mccullers&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
The woman warrior : memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts	The woman warrior : memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts	Kingston, Maxine Hong.	3913078	Book	0679721886		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22the%20woman%20warrior%22%20kingston&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
This bridge called my back : writings by radical women of color	This bridge called my back : writings by radical women of color		7008234	Book	9781438488271		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22this%20bridge%20called%20my%20back%22%20anzaldua&searchType=everything&pageSize=10&mode=advanced
Trauma and recovery : the aftermath of violence - from domestic abuse to political terror	Trauma and recovery : the aftermath of violence - from domestic abuse to political terror	Herman, Judith Lewis, 1942- author.	8903428	Book	9781541602953		https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22trauma%20and%20recovery%22%20herman&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
Indian givers : how the Indians of the Americas transformed the world	Indian givers : how the Indians of the Americas transformed the world	Weatherford, Jack, 1946-	5330611	Book	0449904962	<div class="ExternalClass72087C5DDC2840A8997F19E153B5F800">In Library Use Only<br>Arizona Room<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></div>	https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22indian%20givers%22%20weatherford&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
The sacred hoop : recovering the feminine in American Indian traditions	The sacred hoop : recovering the feminine in American Indian traditions	Allen, Paula Gunn.	2783357	Book	0807046000	<div class="ExternalClass7A2729086201406683DECCBB3F74DBB6">In Library Use Only<p>Arizona Room<span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></p></div>	https://discover.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search?materialTypeIds=1&query=%22the%20sacred%20hoop%22%20gunn%20allen&searchType=everything&pageSize=10&mode=advanced

Books by Gloria Steinem