She was a great trained philosopher, theologian and poet, and she used all of those tools to demolish patriarchy - or any idea that domination is natural - in its most defended place, which is religion.

— Gloria Steinem on Mary Daly

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "She was a great trained philosopher, theologian and poet, and she used all of those tools to demolish patriarchy - or any idea that domination is natural - in its most defended place, which is religion." in the context of "Gloria Steinem quoted in Mary Daly dies: feminist theologian, professor, by Bryan Marquard, Boston Globe (10 January 2010)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Gloria Steinem

About Gloria Steinem

Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A prominent writer and key counterculture era political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She is a former columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms. magazine.