TIMELINE OF GLORIA STEINEM’S LIFE

1934 Born March 25 in Toledo, Ohio

1944 Parents divorce

1951 Moves to Washington, DC, to live with her sister, Susanne

1956 Graduates with honors from Smith College

1957 Studies in India

1959 Attends International Youth Festival in Vienna, Austria, for the Independent Research Service

1960 Moves to New York City

1961 Father dies

1963 Goes undercover as a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Club in New York City

1968 Hired by New York magazine as political columnist and features writer

1972 Helps found Ms. magazine and the Ms. Foundation

1981 Mother dies

1986 Diagnosed with cancer

1993 Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame

2000 Marries David Bale

2003 David Bale dies

2005 Cofounds Women’s Media Center