For Gloria Steinem, activists are at home.
The morning after the Supreme Court aborted the Roe v. Wade case, a famous feminist posted to a woman who needed an Upper East Side apartment to contribute to her cause. He said it would include opening up to. abortion.
From her little effort, "If you need to come to New York, you have a room. You can stay here," she described her first effort.
"There is of course a limit because there is only one room," she added with a laugh. "But at least that's what I can offer."
The 88-year-old woman followed a woman's clinic in her neighborhood and abortion restrictionsin other states. I remember the influx of patients arriving there.
"I will see women in old, tattered cars from all other types of states because they were unable to enter the house due to the necessary abortion." She said.
On Friday, when she first heard the news of thedecision, she "has taken away the power to determine her body. That is, we live in democracy. Not. ”
Steinem also considered howsome women could use sex strikesto regain some of their lost power. "It only makes sense if you're attacking someone who opposes your choice," she said with a laugh. "It would be nice if we could withhold all the sympathy, gender and support from the unfortunate Supreme Court members."
Ohio natives moved to New York in 1960 and 1971. Famously launched Ms. Magazine, the first publication owned and operated by a woman in New York.
Get the latest information on the post following the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn the Roe v. Wade case.
A women's rights leader who has lived in Manhattan for over 60 years said that New York is "in addition to being a place of reproductive freedom ... for one thing, I am New York. I like it. " I have never owned a car. I can walk anywhere. The streets are diverse. There are people from different countries, not just groups.
