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Gloria Steinem, Pioneering Feminist Leader, Dies at 92
Gloria Steinem was an American writer and activist who worked for women’s equality.
She died at age 92 at her home in New York, according to her foundation.
She began as a journalist in the 1960s.
Her reporting described unfair treatment of women, including Playboy workers and women affected by contraception policies.
In 1971, she co-founded Ms. Magazine, which discussed issues such as abortion, unequal pay, sexism, and domestic violence.
She also helped create groups that supported women’s political participation and reproductive rights.
Steinem said feminism should include women of every race.
She spent her later years writing and working with other people.
President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
Gloria Steinem, a prominent American writer and feminist activist, died at age 92.
Her foundation said she died Wednesday and announced her death Thursday.
Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine and helped establish major women’s rights organizations.
Her work addressed abortion rights, equal pay, sexism, domestic violence, and women’s political participation.
Steinem received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2013.
- Who
- Gloria Steinem, an American writer, lecturer, feminist activist, and organizer.
- What
- She died at age 92.
- Where
- At her home in New York, according to her foundation.
- When
- She died on Wednesday; her foundation announced her death on Thursday.
- Why
- The articles do not state a cause of death.
Key facts
- Age
- 92
- Death announcement
- Her foundation announced her death on Thursday after she died Wednesday.
- Major publication
- Ms. Magazine, co-founded by Steinem in 1971
- Political organization
- National Women’s Political Caucus, co-founded in 1971
- Presidential honor
- Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded by Barack Obama in 2013
- Notable journalism
- “A Bunny’s Tale,” a 1963 investigation into Playboy bunny working conditions
- Early international experience
- She lived in India for nearly two years after graduating from college
Quotes
Gloria Steinem’s foundation
Steinem’s foundation, which announced her death and described her final years
“I want to do justice to the women I meet, to tell their stories. It's making connections, and using myself to listen, because we can't empower women without listening to their stories.”
telegraphindia.com
“If you've suffered discrimination, you're sensitive to it on every level. I learned feminism largely from Black women. Women of color basically invented feminism.”
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