Biographical facts about Gloria Steinem's life, including her meeting with Barack Obama and Wendy McCarthy in the 1970s, and her receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
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Biographical facts about Gloria Steinem's life, including her meeting with Barack Obama and Wendy McCarthy in the 1970s, and her receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Barack Obama paid tribute to Gloria Steinem following her death.Sub-event
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Gloria Steinem
American activist and journalist (born 1934)
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Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
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