Gloria's Foundation Keeps Steinem's 5-Story NYC Brownstone as Permanent Activism Hub
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Gloria's Foundation Keeps Steinem's 5-Story NYC Brownstone as Permanent Activism Hub
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Summary
Jill Heller said Gloria Steinem’s East 73rd Street brownstone will remain a permanent space for political gathering, discussion, organizing and activism after Steinem died there Wednesday at 92.
Three floors of the five-story building were acquired by Steinem over time; one already houses Gloria’s Foundation, and the other two are expected to become part of the foundation.
The home had long served as more than a residence: a 1971 living-room meeting there helped launch Ms. magazine, and Steinem hosted regular “talking circles” for activists and public figures.
By preserving the brownstone under Steinem’s wishes, the foundation is turning a private sanctuary she began renting in 1967 into a lasting institutional base for feminist organizing.