Feminist activist Gloria Steinem called the 1977 National Women’s Conference “the most important event nobody knows about.” Over 20,000 participants gathered in Houston that November from across the United States and 56 countries worldwide.

Feminist activist Gloria Steinem called the 1977 National Women’s Conference “the most important event nobody knows about.” Over 20,000 participants gathered in Houston that November from across the United States and 56 countries worldwide.