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Look back: Gloria Steinem on the founding of Ms. Magazine
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Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing figure in the women's liberation movement who died on Sept. 2, 2026 at age 92, was a 30-something columnist for New York magazine when she helped found a publication aimed at pushing feminism into the mainstream.
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Gloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism
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Look back: Gloria Steinem on the founding of Ms. Magazine
With her blonde streaked hair and trademark glasses, Steinem rose from the daughter of a traveling salesman to one of the top voices of the 1970s feminism movement.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 15: Gloria Steinem attends Equality Now 30th Anniversary Gala at Guastavino’s on November 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 02: Gloria Steinem speaks during a conversation with Amy Richards: “Rise, Girl, Rise” at 92NY on February 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination Gloria Steinem, the American feminist and journalist whose activism helped push through greater rights for women around the world has died, aged 92.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became the most visible symbol of the U.S. women’s movement and remained a fierce and eloquent...
Gloria Steinem, the most visible symbol and potent voice of the U.S. women's movement in the '60s and '70s and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died at 92. With her trademark streaked, straight hair parted down the middle and large aviator glasses, Steinem, co-founder o…
NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
The American journalist and political activist who became the face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s died in New York City “surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” a statement said.
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Gloria Steinem, the American journalist and political activist who became the face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died at age 92, according to her verified Instagram account.
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
NEW YORK (NEXSTAR/AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
NEW YORK— Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
