My Life on the Road
In her first book in more than two decades, Gloria Steinem traces the role travel played in her life and politics. Raised by a father who never stayed in one place, she came to see the road as a place of learning and connection. The book gathers people she met across decades of organizing, from taxi drivers and waitresses to students and activists, and the lessons she drew from listening to them. Steinem writes about her early years in India, her work building the feminist movement, and the value of talking circles and face to face conversation. Rather than a straight chronological memoir, the book is a set of linked reflections on movement building, listening, and the country she crossed again and again.
What you might want to know about My Life on the Road
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Gloria Steinem reflects on a lifetime of travel and organizing, and how being on the road shaped her as a feminist and activist.
Yes. Oprah selected it for her book club, which brought it a wide audience.
Not exactly. It is organized around themes and people Steinem met while traveling rather than a strict timeline of her life.
My Life on the Road was written by Gloria Steinem, published in 2015 by Random House.
My Life on the Road is 304 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, My Life on the Road takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
My Life on the Road is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
