Steinem, Gloria

1934 – She was born on the 25th of March this year in Toledo, Ohio.

1962 - She became politically active in the feminist movement, and the media seemed to appoint Steinem as a feminist leader of sorts.

1972 - She helped start the feminist Ms. Magazine and wrote for the magazine until it was sold in 1987.

1974 – She co-founded the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

1977 – She Participated in the National Conference of Women in Houston, Texas.

1986 – She had to deal with a number of personal setbacks, including the diagnoses of breast cancer.

1991 - She became Ms. Magazine’s consulting editor when it was revived.

1993 - She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

1994 – She was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia.

2000 - She married David Bale, father of actor Christian Bale.

2005 - She appeared in the documentary film, I Had an Abortion, by Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich.