The pair firstpartneredin 2022 on a chunky sterling silverring, the proceeds of which benefitted Planned Parenthood.
Little did she know, shed eventually becomemultiple generationsvery own feminist superhero.)
Both pieces are engraved with Gloria, in Steinems handwriting.
Gloria Steinem at her 90th birthday party at New York’s Ford Foundation on Monday.
Below, she reflects on her singular life and future ambitions.
Ive maintained that, not really with diamonds, but with silver and gold jewelry.
How did you connect with Jill Platner, and what do you love about her designs?
Jill Platner’s Steinemite Key Chain
Can you tell us the story behind the Steinemite Keychain you two created?
The keychain says, Adventure beyond every open door!
AtMs.we made a subscription premium that was a keychain engraved with Ms.opening doors for women.
Steinem with her extravagant birthday cake on Monday.
So this keychain is like a sequel.
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Steinem with her extravagant birthday cake on Monday.
This was not a simple task, as my sister was in the course of having six children.
That was such a freedom and such a big gift which profoundly changed my life.
How important is it to you to provide people with meaningful spaces to convene?
My living room has long been a place for meetings.
I can accommodate up to 20 people.
Reflecting on your nine extraordinary decades of life, what have been your most challenging lessons and gratifying moments?
The hardest moments are sitting down to write instead of answering the phone or emailyou may share that.
Most rewarding moments are more individual.
Those stories are the most precious.
We dont know how what we are doingor what the movement is doingaffects individual human beings.
Our minds work on stories, on narrative.
We dont remember statistics, and so I remember those stories.
To say its been a devastating couple of years for womens reproductive rights would be an understatement.
As a self-proclaimed hope-aholic, how do you remain optimistic and encourage others to do the same?
Hope is a form of planning.
If you dont imagine what could be, youre already defeated.
We need companions in hope because we are social animals.
But hope is practical and necessary.
What do you hope to be celebrating at your 100th birthday?
Are there certain aspirations or changes that youd like to see happen over the next 10 years?
Certainly much less emphasis on race, ethnicity, and gender.
Also less emphasis on groupism and more on shared, unique human individuality.
And it goes without saying that wars, killing, and crime in the street are tragedies.
And what about personal goals for the next decadeany writing or special projects in the works?
This conversation has been edited and condensed.
