WF Community Book Read: Gloria Steinem’s Memoir “An Unexpected Life”

Join WF board director Pamela Klein for a conversation about “An Unexpected Life,” Gloria’s final memoir, published Sept. 22, 2026… just weeks after her passing.

We’ll dig into the moments that shaped her: a childhood that taught her what poverty costs, an undercover assignment that became a defining exposé, years in India that reshaped how she thought about organizing. And we’ll sit with the idea she returns to again and again about as something more than wishful thinking; it’s a plan.

Bring your questions, your underlined pages, your own unexpected life to the discussion. Then, stick around for champagne and cake as we celebrate Pamela’s birthday while we’re at it.

This discussion builds on our community’s ongoing tribute to Gloria. If you haven’t yet we invite you to consider making a gift in her honor which will matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000, by Pamela. Click here to give.