The Untold Story of the Fonda Family

Jane’s advocacy for women didn’t come from theory—it came from pain. Years of shrinking herself, battling her body, and chasing paternal approval left her exhausted but awakened. As feminism surged in the 1970s, she didn’t stand on the sidelines—she marched, wrote, debated, and built institutions.

She co-founded the Women’s Media Center, supported Indigenous causes, and challenged beauty norms. The woman who once measured her worth by weight now measured it by impact. Jane understood that empowerment wasn’t about being fearless. It was about being afraid and acting anyway.