Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon and Ms. Magazine Co-Founder, Dies at 92
The women’s movement leader co-founded Ms. magazine and spent more than six decades fighting for equal rights, reproductive freedom and workplace protections.
- Journalist and activist Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at her New York home at 92, her foundation confirmed, stating she passed away peacefully without disclosing a cause of death.
- Steinem gained national attention in 1963 working undercover as a Playboy Bunny for Show magazine, then co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972 to center reproductive rights and gender equality in mainstream discourse.
- She co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971 and hosted 'talking circles' in her home, a tradition she insisted would continue long after her death to support grassroots organizing.
- Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said she was 'heartsick' to learn of Steinem's death, while activist Abigail Disney noted her work was rooted in kindness and drew global tributes.
- Her posthumous memoir 'An Unexpected Life' reflects her enduring optimism that each generation must carry forward the fight for equality regardless of race, class, or gender identity.
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Feminist icon, activist and journalist Gloria Steinem (92) has passed away. From Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton to Kamala Harris: many famous women have expressed their admiration for Steinem. "She not only opened doors for herself, but for millions of women behind her," says Hillary Clinton, former Democratic presidential candidate in the US.
The American journalist, awarded in Spain in 2021, died in her New York home after a long career in the defense of equality.
She was the co-founder of the first feminist magazine, Ms.
Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women’s movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies at 92 (copy)
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 for the rest of her life, has died at 92. With her trademark streaked,…
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