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Feminist movement icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92

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  • Gloria Steinem, the American journalist, author and feminist activist, died at 92, her foundation said.
  • Tributes from Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Billie Jean King praised Steinem’s influence on women’s rights and equality.
  • Steinem helped found Ms. magazine and the National Women’s Political Caucus and remained an outspoken advocate for abortion rights and gender equality.

Gloria Steinem, one of the most recognizable faces of the feminist movement, died peacefully at her home in New York City at age 92, her foundation said. The statement did not give a cause of death.

Yesterday, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.

· Gloria’s FoundationThe foundation announced Steinem’s death.

Tributes quickly honored a career that combined journalism, organizing and activism. Hillary Clinton said Steinem “pushed open doors not just for herself, but for literally millions of women behind her.” Nancy Pelosi called her “a fearless trailblazer who transformed the fight for equality in America and inspired generations of women to know their power.”

Steinem began her career in journalism in the 1960s, exposing the inequalities faced by American women. She gained prominence after a 1963 investigation into sexism experienced by cocktail waitresses at New York’s Playboy Club. She later said a 1969 meeting, where women discussed the ordeal of having abortions, helped awaken her to activism. Steinem had undergone an illegal abortion in 1957.

Pushed open doors not just for herself, but for literally millions of women behind her.

· Hillary ClintonClinton praised Steinem’s impact on women’s opportunities.

In the 1970s, she helped establish Ms. magazine and the National Women’s Political Caucus and organized the first National Women’s Conference in Houston. Wearing her trademark aviator glasses, she became a fixture at conferences and protests in the United States and abroad.

A fearless trailblazer who transformed the fight for equality in America and inspired generations of women to know their power.

· Nancy PelosiPelosi honored Steinem’s influence on the equality movement.

Steinem continued defending women’s rights in her later years. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, she said, “Banning abortions does not stop the need for them. It just bans their safety.” She also urged supporters, “Don’t agonize. Organize.” In 2019, she told AFP that older people like her should have hope because they remembered when conditions were worse.

Banning abortions does not stop the need for them. It just bans their safety.

· Gloria SteinemShe criticized the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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