At 82, Gloria Steinem Stays "On The Road"

By Anita Rao,

Published September 23, 2016 at 12:18 PM EDT

1 of 5

Gloria Steinem, 82, is one of the most iconic figures of the American feminist movement. Her legacy includes founding and editing Ms.Magazine as well as decades spent on the front lines of feminist movements around the world.

Annie Leibovitz

2 of 5

Gloria Steinem with her mother, Ruth Nuneviller Steinem, at Oberlin College in 1972.

Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives

Image of Gloria Steinem's father Leo Steinem

3 of 5

Leo Steinem, Gloria Steinem's father, in his favorite photograph taken in 1949.

Courtesy of Gloria Steinem's Personal Collection

Image of Gloria Steinem and Florynce Kennedy

4 of 5

Gloria Steinem with speaking partner Florynce Kennedy on campus in the 1970s.

Courtesy of Gloria Steinem/Ray Bald

Image of Gloria Steinem and Alice Walker

5 of 5

Gloria Steinem with writer Alice Walker near the Badlands in 1994.

Courtesy of Gloria Steinem's Personal Collection

Gloria Steinem, 82, is one of the most iconic figures of the American feminist movement. Her legacy as a journalist and activist includes co-founding and editing Ms. Magazine, publishing writings on the intersecting barriers to women’s rights, and decades of organizing on the front lines of national and international feminist movements. Last year she released the memoir “My Life On The Road” (Random House 2015) that traces her life story through experiences she has had traveling.

Steinem is in the Triangle for events this weekend, including an appearance at Meredith College’s Jones Auditorium on Saturday, Sept.24 at 7 p.m. and Pittsboro’s Fearrington Barn Sunday, Sept.25 at 11 a.m. Host Frank Stasio talks with Gloria Steinem about her memoir and legacy.