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How Gloria Steinem Inspired Change at the Smithsonian

• Date: February 2, 2021
• Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
• Description: In December 1978, Gloria Steinem met with the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council (SIWC) to advise the group on carrying out the work of change at the Smithsonian and to broaden members’ understanding of the women’s movement. As described by attendees, the conversation was “dynamite…great…wonderful.” One member expressed her surprise at finding Steinem so agreeable;