All posts tagged "gloria steinem"

  • International women activists including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates on Sunday return to South Korean side after being allowed to cross the demarcation line on bus. (Yonhap)
    Women’s walk across Koreas’ DMZ denied; they cross on bus

    DORASAN STATION, South Korea (AP) — International women activists including Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace laureates on Sunday were denied an attempt to walk across the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea, but were allowed...

    • Posted May 23, 2015
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    Women’s group gets North Korea support to walk across DMZ

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea has decided to support a proposed walk across the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas by prominent women including Gloria Steinem, and organizers say they hope South Korea will give its...

    • Posted April 3, 2015
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  • In this 1972 publicity photo provided by PBS, courtesy of Ms. Foundation, writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist, Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms. Magazine, which became a landmark institution for women's rights, is seen in the film,"Makers: Women Who Make America." The three-hour PBS documentary about the fight for women's equality, airs Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, and features prominent activists including Steinem and Marlo Thomas. (AP Photo/PBS, Courtesy of Ms. Foundation)
    Nobel Peace laureates, other women announce plan to walk along Korean DMZ

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Making the ultimate statement in Korean relations, Gloria Steinem and other prominent women on Wednesday announced their plans for a rare and risky walk across the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea...

    • Posted March 11, 2015
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