During a question and answer session after the speech, students asked Steinem her opinion on such issues as biological determinism and the religious right.
"They have every right to do what they do," Steinem said, regarding conservative religious groups. "These organizations turn out 90 percent of their memberships to vote."
Citing meager 40 to 60 percent voter participation rates from leftist groups, Steinem added, "We're not doing our job."
She also mentioned Harvard's own history of imperfect gender-relations.
"My career at the Harvard Club in New York began with my demonstrating outside it," Steinem quipped. "What am I here for if not for making trouble?"
She then criticized Harvard for the lack of women on its faculty.
But after the speech, Steinem showed The Crimson a warmer regard for Harvard.
"Whenever I've come here to speak, I've thought, 'this is going to be hypercritical and cold;' but it's never been true," she said.
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