THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE, BUT FIRST IT WILL PISS YOU OFF!

A stunningly illustrated collection of Steinem's reflections, anecdotes and most powerful and pithy quotes, forming a treatise on what she believes matters most to women today.

or decades people from around the world have found inspiration, guidance, humor and recognition in Steinem's words. Since her early days as a journalist and feminist activist, Steinem's philosophies have helped define generations of women.

Covering topics from relationships ("Many are looking for the right person. Too few are looking to be the right person.") to patriarchy ("Men are liked better when they win. Women are liked better when they lose. This is how patriarchy is enforced every day.") and activism ("Change, like a tree, grows from the bottom up."), plus an introduction and essays by Steinem, this is the definitive collection of her words on many of the topics that matter most today. Gloria sees quotes as "the poetry of everyday life," so she also has included a few favorites from friends, including bell hooks, Flo Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Oprah, and more, in this anthology of quotes that will make you want to laugh, march, and create some of your own. At the end of the book, there is a special space for each reader to add their own quotes and others they've found.

Author Bio: Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. In 1972, she co-founded Ms. magazine, and she remained one of its editors for fifteen years. In 1968, she helped found New York magazine, where she was a political columnist and wrote feature articles. Her books include the bestsellers Revolution from Within, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, Moving Beyond Words, Marilyn: Norma Jeane, and As if Women Matter (published in India). Steinem has received the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and Clarion awards, the National Magazine Award, the Women's Sports Journalism Award, the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Writers Award from the United Nations, the James Weldon Johnson Award for Journalism, and many others. In 2013, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.