Ms. Magazine
Cofounded by the feminist Gloria Steinem, Ms. magazine made its initial appearance in 1972. Steinem and her cofounders believed that American women needed an explicitly feminist magazine distinct from the slew of available female-focused “lifestyle” magazines, such as McCall’s and Redbook. Ms. would take on crucial, but neglected, issues relevant to women: reproductive rights, child care, employment and educational equality, sexual harassment, and marriage and relations between men and women. Inspired by women’s liberation, Ms. has remained an important forum for feminist opinion and debate down to the present. Reprinted by permission o Ms. magazine, © 1972.