E91- Ruchira Gupta remembers Gloria Steinem
Ruchira Gupta, in a conversation with Elizabeth Howard, reflects on her friendship with Gloria Steinem who died on September 2, 2026. Most Americans know Gloria as a second wave feminist, as a journalist, author, and as an advocate for women. What isn't as well-known is the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on Gloria's work and the time she spent living, studying, and working in India. Like Gloria, Ruchira is a journalist, documentarian, author, and a woman who has dedicated her life to advocating for women, ending the sex trafficking of women, and promoting peace. In 2002 she founded ApneAap with 22 "brave young women", a global grassroots Indian organization that empowers marginalized girls and women to resist and end sex trafficking.
The Short Fuse hosted by ELIZABETH HOWARD, are conversations with artists, writers, musicians, and others who have a lens on contemporary thought and stir us to seek change. Through their art, music, performances, and singular vision they lead us through the social and environmental transformations sweeping across the globe. Gerald Kent, a musician and audio engineer based in Cape Town, South Africa, is the producer of the Short Fuse.
“Artists are here to disturb the peace.” James Baldwin.
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