The fight for abortion rights made Gloria Steinem join the women's movement.
爭取墮胎權的鬥爭讓葛羅莉亞·史坦能加入女權運動。
She later became a leading person in this movement.
她最後成為這個運動的代表人物。
She died recently at the age of 92.
她近日過世,享年92歲。
She saw the movement's wins change American culture a lot.
她看到女權運動的勝利大大改變了美國文化。
She also saw people strongly against her ideas.
她也看到有人強烈反對她的想法。
Rights to have children and gender roles are again the focus of culture wars.
生育權和性別角色再次成為文化戰爭的重點。
In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
2022年,最高法院推翻了羅訴韋德案。
After that, 13 states made full or near-full abortion bans.
之後,有13個州實施全面或接近全面的墮胎禁令。
Steinem said this was a step back for democracy.
史坦能說這是民主的倒退。
But Christian conservatives said it was a big win.
但基督教保守派說這是很大的勝利。
Trump government officials and conservative groups started a movement.
川普政府的官員和保守派團體發起運動。
They push young women to marry early and have more children.
他們鼓勵年輕女性早點結婚,生更多小孩。
They also say family is more important than a career.
他們也說家庭比事業更重要。
The Heritage Foundation report says that 1960s policies broke family life.
傳統基金會的報告說,1960年代的政策破壞了家庭生活。
They suggest Congress set up accounts for people. These people marry before 30.
他們建議國會為30歲前結婚的人設立投資帳戶。
Analyst Emma Waters criticizes the feminist movement for making a culture where career comes first.
分析師艾瑪·華特斯批評女權運動創造了事業優先的文化。
She also makes fun of the title "Ms."
她也諷刺「Ms.」這個稱謂。
Steinem herself never had children.
史坦能自己從未生過小孩。
She says she never regrets it.
她說她從不後悔。
She always says that the right to choose is the base of women's power. Having children is part of that choice.
她一直說,生育選擇權是女性權力的基礎。
Steinem went to a meeting about abortion rights in 1969.
史坦能1969年參加了一場墮胎權會議。
After that, she started to act.
之後她開始行動。
She spoke openly about her secret abortion when she was 22.
她公開談到自己22歲時祕密墮胎的經驗。
At that time, women were less than 50% of the workforce.
那時候,勞動力中女性不到50%。
Employers could fire women because of pregnancy.
僱主可以因為懷孕解僱女性。
Banks often asked men to sign together.
銀行常常要求男性一起簽名。
Now things are very different.
現在情況很不一樣。
About 58% of women work.
女性勞動參與率約58%。
There are 152 women in Congress.
國會中有152位女性。
Many rights are still strong, even for conservatives.
許多權利即使在保守派眼中也仍然穩固。
Women's advocacy groups gave a warning.
女性倡議團體發出警告。
They said that limiting birth rights or calling the women's movement an attack on family is about weakening women's power.
她們說,限制生育權或把女權運動說成是攻擊家庭,核心都是想削弱女性的權力。
The head of the National Women's Law Center spoke. She said the progressive plans support families.
全國婦女法律中心執行長說,進步派的提案是為了支持家庭。
These plans make raising children easier. They do not force women to give up their jobs.
這些提案讓育兒更容易,同時不逼女性放棄事業。
A history professor at Stanford University said the women's movement is now deep in modern life.
史丹佛大學歷史教授說,女權運動已經深深進入現代生活。
Its power may be unstoppable.
它的力量可能無法阻擋。
In her last essay, Steinem wrote that because of this movement, most people in the world have now seen women astronauts, union organizers, and peacemakers.
史坦能最後一篇散文中寫道,因為這場運動,世界上大多數人如今都見過女太空人、工會組織者與和平締造者。
She wrote these words in a hopeful tone.
她寫這些話時語氣很樂觀。