This woman was the link between the Soviets, the CIA, and feminism
Culture,CIA,Cold War,Women's Issues,Feminism
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It's impossible to fully understand the legacy of American feminist icon Gloria Steinem without mentioning Russia.
Steinem – who fought her entire life to promote the radical concept that women should be able to choose whatever kind of life they want – passed away peacefully at her New York home last week at the age of 92. Judging by all the hair-pulling going on over her involvement with the CIA, you'd think that she had been tasked with planting exploding cigars on Fidel Castro.
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