About fourty years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the brilliant and delightful Ms. Steinem. It was the time of NOW when many professional women were becoming angry and frustrated with the double standards facing us as the “glass ceiling” and the wifely responsibilities attested. We brought her to Syracuse University to speak. She was magnificent. She never married until about ten years ago. Reporters constantly asked her about her sexuality … because she had to be lesbian to be so enraged, didn’t she? Her response was one of the most classic of all responses. She simply said, “Are you, Sir, the alternative?” That may have been the last time Gloria Steinem had to field that question!!!!! Because of this wonderful fighter, all women have made inroads into the sexism that continues to exist today. Happy Birthday and Thank You, Ms. Steinem!