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Moves to NY and starts working for Help! Magazine
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Works undercover as a "Bunny" at the Playboy Club in New York and then writes an exposé about the poor pay and working conditions.
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As a founding editor, she begins writing the column, "The City Politic," for New York magazine.
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Begins writing and speaking about feminism after attending a meeting held by a women's movement group that addressed the issue of abortion.
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Testifies before the United States Senate on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Co-founds Ms. Magazine, the first feminist magazine, and the first to be created and operated entirely by women.
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Co-founds the National Women's Political Caucus, which works to increase the number of women in the political field.
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Co-founds the Ms. Foundation for Women.
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Organizes the National Women's conference in Houston. The conference is the first to be backed by the US government, and its purpose was not lawmaking but proposing recommendations for widespread gender equality.
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Steinem's collection of essays "Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" is published.
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Steinem's book "Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem" is published.
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Co-produces the movie for television "Better off Dead" an examination of the parallels between abortion and the death penalty.
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Creates the Women and AIDS Fund with the Ms. Foundation to support women living with HIV/AIDS.
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Co-founds the Women's Media Center with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan.
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Steinem's book "Doing Sixty & Seventy" is published.
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Is awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
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Her memoir "My Life on the Road" is published.
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Steinem's television show "WOMAN" premieres on VICELAND.
