The CIA funds all sides if they can take advantage and manipulate things behind the scenes. They funded the feminists in the order to shape movements and manipulate people.

From her humble Ohio childhood, Gloria Steinem grew up to become an acclaimed journalist, trailblazing feminist, and one of the most visible, passionate leaders and spokeswomen of the women’s rights movement in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/gloria-steinem

CIA Feminist Connection

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01315R000300380009-2.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto%2C-22%2C803

The Feminist Was a Spy

https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/feminist-was-spy

Gloria Steinem’s new book, My Life on the Road, recounts her life’s journeys and travels. Early reviews and profiles reveal incredible detail of Steinem’s barrier-breaking feminist role, liberal politics, romances, proclivities and style.

What is often missed, or mischaracterized, however, is the work she did as a CIA agent: Steinem was a spook.