Steinem's lifelong career as a writer and journalist began after college. A co-founder of New York magazine in 1968, Steinem was always active in a wide array of political and social causes. She became a major feminist leader in the late 1960s and in 1971 co-founded MS Magazine, where she serves as contributing editor today.

Robin Morgan (b. January 29 1941) is a former child actor turned American radical feminist activist, writer, poet, and editor of "Sisterhood is Powerful" and "Ms. Magazine". During the 1960s, she participated in the civil rights and anti-war movements; in the late 1960s she was a founding member of radical feminist organizations such as New York Radical Women and W.I.T.C.H.. She also founded the Womens Media Center (see)

Barbara Ehrenreich (born August 26 1941, in Butte, Montana) is a prominent American writer, columnist, feminist, socialist and political activist.

Dr. Martha Burk is a political psychologist and women's equity expert who is co-founder and President of the Center for Advancement of Public Policy, a research and policy analysis organization in Washington, D.C. Dr. Burk currently serves as Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO), a network of nearly 200 national women's groups collectively representing ten million women.

Katha Pollitt (born October 14, 1949 in New York City) is an American feminist writer.

Laura Flanders "is the host of "RadioNation" heard on Air America Radio and syndicated to non-commercial affiliates nationwide. She is the author most recently, of Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (The Penguin Press, 2007) and also BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004), an investigation into the women in George W. Bush's Cabinet. Publisher's Weekly called Flanders' New York Times best-seller, "fierce, funny and intelligent."

Jill Nelson (born June 14, 1952) is a prominent African American journalist and novelist. She has written several books, including the autobiographical "Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience", which won an American Book Award, and is currently Professor of Journalism at the City College of New York. Jill Nelson grew up in New York's Harlem, spending summers on Martha's Vineyard.

Letty Cottin Pogrebin is an American writer and journalist. She graduated from Brandeis University and became a writer and feminist advocate in the early 1970s. In 1971, she was one of the founding editors of Ms. magazine, where she worked for 17 years, and a co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus. She was also a consultant on Free to Be… You and Me and edited "Stories for Free Children". Pogrebin is a well-known advocate for feminist, Jewish, …

Jennifer Baumgardner (b. circa 1970) is an author and feminist activist. Her books include "Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future" written with Amy Richards, and "Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics". Baumgardner grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, graduating in 1992. Subsequently, she moved to New York City where she took a job writing for Ms. Magazine.

Helen Zia (1952 -) is an American journalist and scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades. She was born in New Jersey to first generation immigrants from Shanghai. She entered Princeton University in the early 1970s and was a member of its first graduating class of women. As a student, Zia was among the founders of the Asian American Students Association.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is the President of Bennet College for Women. Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an economist, author and commentator. Dr. Malveaux's contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are shaping public opinion in the 21st century America.

Barbara Smith is an African-American, lesbian feminist who has played a significant role in building and sustaining Black Feminism in the United States. Since the early 1970s she has been active as an innovative critic, teacher, lecturer, author, independent scholar, and publisher of Black feminist thought. She has also taught at numerous colleges and universities over the last twenty five years.

Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is a Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her roles in the television series "NYPD Blue" and "Judging Amy".

Frederick Clarkson is an American journalist and public speaker in the fields of politics and religion. He is the author of "Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy" (1997, ISBN 1-56751-088-4) and co-author of "Challenging the Christian Right: The Activist’s Handbook" (1992), as well as articles for "Salon.com", "Ms. magazine", "The Christian Science Monitor", and other publications.

Liza Featherstone , is the author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart , and co-author, with United Students Against Sweatshops, of Students Against Sweatshops . Featherstone is a contributing writer to The Nation magazine, where she writes about labor and social justice issues.

Faith Wilding is a Paraguayan-American multidisciplinary artist, writer and educator, widely known for her contribution to the progressive development of feminist art. Faith Wilding immigrated to the United States from Paraguay in 1961. She holds a degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Iowa and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Performance/Installation/Feminist Art from California Institute of the Arts.

Margaret Sloan-Hunter (1947 - September 23, 2004) was a feminist, civil rights advocate and former editor of Ms. Magazine who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and in the open housing marches. When she was 14, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a group that worked on poverty and urban issues on behalf of the African-American community in Chicago.

Katharine Mieszkowski is a senior writer for Salon.com. In 2004, she reported from India for Salon about the outsourcing of technology jobs. Her commentaries have been featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and "Living on Earth." A former senior writer for Fast Company magazine, she has also written for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Magazine, MS. Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and High Country News.

Donna Minkowitz (born 8 May 1964) is a Pulitzer-nominated writer and journalist from Brooklyn, New York, United States. She is an advocate for gay and lesbian rights and has written extensively on the subject for publications such as "The Village Voice" (where she was on staff for eight years), "New York Magazine", "The Advocate", "Ms." magazine, "The Nation" and Salon.com.

Dr. Sima Samar is the Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Darfur, Sudan. Dr. Samar obtained her degree in medicine from Kabul University in 1982 and fled Afghanistan two years later for Pakistan, where she spent more than a decade as refugee. In Pakistan, Dr. Samar established the Shuhada Organization and Shuhada Clinic in Quetta for Afghan women and girls refugees.

Big Poppa E is the stage name of slam poetry performer Eirik Ott. His live performances combine poetry, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue in high-energy rants about relationships, pop culture, and hot button issues of the day. His best known work is the performance poem The Wussy Boy Manifesto, a humorous rant championing sensitive men that elevates such cultural icons as Duckie from Pretty in Pink and Lloyd Dobler from Say Anything to role models.

Candace Gingrich, (born June 2, 1966), is an LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign. She is the half-sister of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is more than 20 years her senior.

Richard McCann is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, born in 1949. He currently lives in Washington, D.C., where he is a professor in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at American University. He is the author of "Mother of Sorrows", …

Kumari Jayawardena (b. 1931) is a leading feminist figure and academic in Sri Lanka. Her work is part of the canon of third-world feminism which conceptualizes feminism(s) that are indigenous and unique to non-Western societies and nations rather than mere off-shoots of Western feminism(s). Jayawardena is the author of several books, including "Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World", …

Valerie Wilson Wesley (b. November 22, 1947) is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of "Essence" magazine. She is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series. Her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, have also appeared in numerous publications, including "Essence", "Family Circle", "TV Guide", "Ms.", "The New York Times", …

Carrie Allen McCray is an African-American writer whose published works include "Ajös Means Goodbye" (1966), "The Black Woman and Family Roles" (1980), and her first-person memoir, "Freedom’s Child: The Life of a Confederate General’s Black Daughter" (1998). Her poems have appeared in such magazines as "Ms." and "The River Styx". McCray is one of the founders and first board members of the South Carolina Writers Workshop, …

Jennifer Belle (1968 -) is an American writer based in New York City. She attended Bronx High School of Science and dropped out of college. She wrote the novels "Going Down" (ISBN 1-57322-554-1) and "High Maintenance" (ISBN 1-57322-930-X) and her newest book "Little Stalker" (1594489467) is scheduled for release in 2007. She has also written columns for Ms. magazine. In 2002, she married entertainment lawyer Andrew Krents, …

Roxana Barry Robinson is a novelist and a critic of American painting. She has published three novels, "Summer Light", "Sweetwater", and "This Is My Daughter"; a definitive biography of Georgia O'Keefe, and three short story collections, "A Glimpse of Scarlet", "Asking for Love", and "A Perfect Stranger". Her short fiction has appeared in "The New Yorker", "The Atlantic Monthly", "Ms.

Lori Heise*, US/UK; Founding coordinator, Global Campaign for Microbicides ; Advisor, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health; long-time gender activist. She is the Director of the Global Campaign for Microbicides , a coalition of over 200 organizations worldwide that mobilize support among policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public for increased investment into microbicides and other user-controlled methods of HIV protection.

Gloria Marie Steinem--American journalist, feminist activist, and author--was a vital orator during the feminist movement concerning issues of equality between men and women, and how these gender roles influence society. Steinem was the co-founder of the.

Tina Davidson was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Oneonta, NY and Pittsburgh, PA. She received her B.A. in piano and composition from Bennington College in 1976 where she studied with Henry Brant, Louis Calabro, Vivian Fine and Lionel Nowak. She has written for orchestra, mixed instrumental and vocal ensembles, soloists, as well as works with pre-recorded tape playback.

RONNIE ELDRIDGE hosts Eldridge&Co, a weekly show on CUNY-TV, Channel 75. From 1989 to 2001 she served on the City Council representing the west side of Manhattan. During the seventies and eighties her public service included years as Special Assistant to Mayor John Lindsay and Deputy City Administrator, Director of Community and Government Affairs at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a member of Governor Mario Cuomo's Cabinet and Director of the Division For Women.

Beena Sarwar is op-ed and features editor with The News International, based in Karachi, and contributing editor in Pakistan for the Kathmandu-based monthly Himal South Asian. She has reported for InterPress Service (1989-1999) and contributed opinion and news to several international publications including The New York Times, The Observor (London), Ms Magazine and leading Indian newspapers.

Ellen is a Self-Defense Advocate and Spokesperson for The IMPACT Foundation and KIDPOWER and is a sought after keynote speaker and university lecturer. Ellen earned her Juris Doctor at Loyola Law School and received her BA Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine in Theater and Film.

Margaret Sloan -Hunter, Former Editor of Ms Magazine, Dies at 57 Margaret Sloan -Hunter, a feminist leader and civil rights advocate, died September 23 at the age of 57 in Oakland, California after suffering from a long illness. Sloan-Hunter was a former editor of Ms. magazine, as well as founder and first chairwoman of the National Black Feminist Organization.