Forty years ago this summer, something happened that would change the face of journalism forever, while creating a whole new frame of reference for the discussion of issues affecting women: The first issue of Ms. magazine came out. Within three days, its “test printing’ of 300,000 copies had vanished from the newsstands, gobbled up by a hungry public. Ms. was the brainchild of a New York magazine editor who had already made a name for herself as a feminist and antiwar activist, and who went on to become the rock star of the women’s movement of the 1970s and ‘80s. At age 78, Gloria Steinem is still kicking sexist butt, and she’ll be marking the 40th anniversary of Ms. with a talk in Chapel on the Vassar College campus on Wednesday, September 19.
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