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Williamson, K. D. (2026, September 4). Radical Chick. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/article/gloria-steinem-radical-feminism-buckley/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-09-04 · by Kevin D. Williamson

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Gloria Steinem worked for an organization called the Independent Research Service in the late 1950s, helping to organize delegations of young Americans to attend international youth meetings dominated by the Soviet Union. There are no specific numbers mentioned in the article. The article focuses on a previously unknown aspect of Gloria Steinem's early career, highlighting her involvement in organizing progressive American delegates to counterbalance Soviet influence at these meetings.
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In the late 1950s, *Gloria Steinem* went to work for an organization called the Independent Research Service, where she helped organize delegations of young progressive Americans to attend worldwide youth meetings dominated by the Soviet Union. These meetings were typically organized and controlled by the Soviets, but Steinem's efforts brought American delegations to participate in these events. This information provides a previously unknown aspect of Steinem's early career.

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Americans Bettman Archive Getty Images the Independent Research Service the Soviet Union

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Americans NORP · 2× Gloria Steinem PERSON · 2× Bettman Archive ORG · 1× Getty Images ORG · 1× the Independent Research Service ORG · 1× the Soviet Union GPE · 1×

Narrative

In the late 1950s, Gloria Steinem went to work for an organization called the Independent Research Service, in which capacity she helped organize delegations of young progressive Americans—young, progressive, non-communist or anti-communist Americans—to attend worldwide youth meetings otherwise dominated by (and usually organized by) the Soviet Union.
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In the late 1950s, Gloria Steinem went to work for an organization called the Independent Research Service, in which capacity she helped organize delegations of young progressive Americans—young, progressive, non-communist or anti-communist Americans—to attend worldwide youth meetings otherwise dominated by (and usually organized by) the Soviet Union. asserted
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