 Streep is the spokesperson for the National Women 's History Museum , to which she has donated a significant amount of money ( including her fee for The Iron Lady , which was $ 1 million ) and hosted numerous events . On October 4 , 2012 , Streep donated $ 1 million to The Public Theater in honor of both its late founder , Joseph Papp , and her friend , the author Nora Ephron . She also supports Gucci 's " Chime For Change " campaign that aims to spread female empowerment . Streep , when asked in a 2015 interview by Time Out magazine if she was a feminist , answered , " I am a humanist , I am for nice easy balance . " 
