In 1959, Steinem led a group of activists in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to organize the Independent Service for Information on the Vienna festival, to advocate for American participation in the World Youth Festival, a Soviet-sponsored youth event.
1959 ledde Steinem en grupp aktivister i Cambridge, Massachusetts, som anordnade festivalen Independent Service for Information on the Vienna, för att propagera för att amerikaner skulle medverka i World Youth Festival, ett Sovjetsponsrat ungdomsevent.