Gloria Steinem's Real Name: Gloria Marie Steinem

Quick answer: Gloria Steinem's real name is Gloria Marie Steinem. She was born on March 25, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, and cofounded Ms. magazine.

Birth name and formation

Britannica gives Gloria Marie Steinem, born in Toledo (Britannica; Smith College guide; CNN Fast Facts). After her parents' divorce she cared for her mother in Toledo, graduated from Smith College (1956), studied in India, and became a New York journalist. She gained early fame with the 1963 undercover Playboy Club exposé "I Was a Playboy Bunny."

Ms. and second-wave feminism

Steinem cofounded Ms. magazine (1972), a landmark feminist publication, and became one of the most recognizable faces of second-wave feminism through speeches, organizing, and books such as Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. She continues public advocacy into later life. Marie is her middle name; she publishes as Gloria Steinem.

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem biographies of Steinem / Ms. magazine histories