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Steinem's words and work resound in Gloria: A Life

Top row, from left, Oscia Miles, Erin-Kate Howard as Gloria, and Jeannie Clinton. Second row, from left, Judy Molner, Whitney Marquise Acoff, Jennifer Galvez Caton, and Sydney Howard.
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Top row, from left, Oscia Miles, Erin-Kate Howard as Gloria, and Jeannie Clinton. Second row, from left, Judy Molner, Whitney Marquise Acoff, Jennifer Galvez Caton, and Sydney Howard.

Feminist, journalist, and social activist Gloria Steinhem has been the face of the women's movement since the 1960s.

The producer of a new play presented by the Jewish Community Center's CenterStage said even a global pandemic can't silence Steinem's voice.

"Gloria: A Life" makes its regional premiere via live Zoom performances this weekend.

Click on the LISTEN link above to hear director Lindsay Warren Baker and actor Erin-Kate Howard, who plays the lead role of Steinem, talk about why this is a perfect moment to tell Steinem’s story.

“Gloria: A Life” is live on Zoom from Oct. 10-25.

Get tickets at JCCRochester.org.

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.