NEW YORK ~ Gloria Steinem, the journalist, activist, and co-founder of Ms. Magazine who became one of the most influential voices of the modern women’s movement, died Sept. 2 at her home in New York City. She was 92.
Steinem emerged as a national figure during the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s, using her journalism and public advocacy to push for gender equality, reproductive rights, and expanded opportunities for women. Her work helped bring feminist issues into mainstream public discussion, and she remained an active speaker, writer, and organizer throughout her life.
Beyond her journalism, Steinem helped establish the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Women’s Action Alliance, expanding her influence from the written page to political organizing and public policy. Over more than six decades, she remained a prominent voice on women’s rights and other social justice issues.
In a statement announcing her death, Steinem’s foundation said she died peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones. It added that the community gatherings she hosted for years at her New York home will continue in her memory, carrying forward a tradition of civic engagement and conversation that she encouraged throughout her life.
