n her final memoir, Gloria Steinem offers a candid, inspiring portrait of her early life and journey as an activist, while looking ahead to the next chapters of the fight for equalitya rare opportunity to learn directly from one of feminisms most enduring voices.

In revisiting the equal-rights movements Steinem helped build, she offers wisdom to new generations.Vanity Fair

An Unexpected Lifeis a luminous act of remembrance and generosity.Roxane Gay,New York Timesbestselling author ofBad Feminist.

Before she became a feminist leader, Gloria Steinem was a curious child: going on road trips with her itinerant father, caring for her mother, and devouring every book she could find. InAn Unexpected Life, Steinem reflects on the unlikely experiences and pivotal