A Home for a Movement
A Home for a Movement encompasses all of the Foundation's programming, including fellowships, residencies, exhibits, educational partnerships, and innovative collaborations. Gloria's Foundation is and will be an activist center of the feminist movement, strengthening long-standing affiliations Gloria already has, and establishing new endeavors and traditions to support all aspects necessary for social justice work.
Fellowships
Launched in June 2024, the Gloria's Foundation Fellowship is an opportunity for changemakers and hope-a-holics whose work centers around justice to deepen their work and contribute to present-day and future organizing. Beyond financial support, Fellows can use Gloria's Foundation as a site of respite, inspiration, and work — and organize their own Talking Circles to further their activism. The fellowship itself continues the legacy of Gloria's home as a center for work that includes freedom, liberation, and feminism. Each Fellow builds upon Gloria's quality of empathy and generosity of spirit, underscoring the value of these qualities in social change work. One inaugural Fellow now hosts Between the Lines, a literary salon uplifting great feminist writers, in partnership with the Foundation.
Keely Cat-Wells
Disability Justice
An entrepreneur and advocate building a more inclusive future of work for disabled talent.
Defne Egbo
Black Feminist Literature
A writer and scholar exploring Black feminist literature as a tool for liberation.
Sophia Kianni
Climate Justice, Fashion & Sustainability
A climate justice advocate working at the intersection of sustainability and fashion.
Janelle Retka
Art, Decarceration
An artist and organizer using creative practice to imagine a world beyond incarceration.
Nicolle Arthun
Indigenous Midwifery
An Indigenous midwife and advocate for culturally rooted maternal care.
Danielle Robay
Journalism
A journalist and storyteller amplifying voices at the center of cultural change.
Sierra Sangetti-Daniels
Youth Civic Education
An educator and organizer building civic power with the next generation.
Laura Assanmal Palaez
Immigration Justice
An advocate working to protect and empower immigrant communities.
Residencies
The Gloria's Foundation Residency Program offers a one-year residency to allies and partners who have already been instrumental in crafting and leading programming aligned with the Foundation's mission. Residents may be selected individually or in collaboration. While there is no formal requirement, participants are expected to undertake work that advances Gloria's Foundation's role as a robust center for feminist programming. During their residency, they will have access to the Foundation's resources, both institutional and physical.
Building on the legacy of movements sparked in Gloria Steinem's own living room, Residents bring their unique expertise to both strengthen and draw strength from the Foundation's ongoing work and vision for the next wave of action. Our inaugural Residents focus on artificial intelligence, recognizing it as a critical frontier where women's voices and perspectives are essential to ensuring this transformative technology serves all of humanity equitably.
Erin Grau
Resident, Artificial Intelligence
Exploring how artificial intelligence can be shaped by women's voices to serve equity and inclusion.
Karin Klein
Resident, Artificial Intelligence
Working alongside Erin Grau to ensure this transformative technology serves all of humanity equitably.
Artist-in-Residence
Gloria's Foundation's Artist-in-Residence documents the Foundation's work in service of a truer, more complete feminist history — stewarding its evolving story as it unfolds.
Gia McKenna
Artist-in-Residence
A photographer, videographer, and multidisciplinary creative documenting the Foundation's work in service of a truer, more complete feminist history.
Educational Partnerships
By partnering with schools in the United States and abroad, Gloria's Foundation offers archival materials to build into curricula for students of all ages. The Foundation supports educators in integrating feminist archives as primary sources for courses, and provides learning opportunities for students that shed light on overlooked histories. The Foundation also facilitates classroom exchanges, providing a level of interactivity with feminist history that engages students.
Exhibits
Gloria's Foundation is working closely with a number of cultural institutions, especially Google Arts & Culture, to fill out their existing work. The Foundation looks forward to bringing to fruition its own interactive experiences and engaging on social media to best showcase the important work — then and now — of those working for a feminist future.
“A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around us is the end as well as the means.”