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Radical Chick

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Williamson, K. D. (2026, September 4). Radical Chick. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/article/gloria-steinem-radical-feminism-buckley/

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Gloria Steinem worked for an organization called the Independent Research Service in the late 1950s, helping to organize delegations of young Americans to attend international youth meetings dominated by the Soviet Union. There are no specific numbers mentioned in the article. The article focuses on a previously unknown aspect of Gloria Steinem's early career, highlighting her involvement in organizing progressive American delegates to counterbalance Soviet influence at these meetings.

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In the late 1950s, *Gloria Steinem* went to work for an organization called the Independent Research Service, where she helped organize delegations of young progressive Americans to attend worldwide youth meetings dominated by the Soviet Union. These meetings were typically organized and controlled by the Soviets, but Steinem's efforts brought American delegations to participate in these events. This information provides a previously unknown aspect of Steinem's early career.

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