Celebrity Deaths of 2026: ESPN’s Barry Melrose, Gloria Steinem and More Stars We’ve Lost This Year
Gloria Steinem’s words join the room’s permanent tribute to the suffrage movement and the activist whose writing helped shape modern feminism.
- Gloria Steinem, an iconic feminist leader and writer, died September 2 at age 92, leaving behind a six-decade legacy of American activism and organizing.
- In 1963, Steinem gained national attention for "A Bunny's Tale," her undercover exposé revealing the physical toll and pervasive sexism at New York's Playboy Club.
- Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1969 and the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971, providing critical support and training networks for women seeking elected office.
- Her legacy persists at the Nashville Public Library, where Steinem's words greet visitors in the Votes for Women room honoring the 19th Amendment ratification.
- Steinem championed equality throughout her career, famously stating that feminism is about the "ability to choose what's right at each time of our lives.
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Meet one of Gloria Steinem’s forgotten male victims
Randall Eugene “Randy” Mills By my count, the New York Times has published at least 20 articles, columns, videos, podcasts, or other “content” on the glories of Gloria Steinem since her death September 2. The latest is entitled “Keep Lighting the Torches That Gloria Steinem Lit.” You’d think they would eventually run out of ass-kissing cliches, but the supply has clearly not yet been exhausted. Bathe for long enough in this hagiographical whirlp…
Gloria Steinem’s Rolling Feminist Revolution
Gloria Steinem, a popularizer of feminist dogmas, died last week at the age of 92. She promoted many of the false doctrines of women’s liberation beginning in the 1960s through her persona, writings, publications, and speeches. As she passes from the scene, few of the original so-called second-wave feminists remain. Yet the overwhelming victories the movement has achieved in the decades since have largely obscured the radicalism at its center. A…
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