Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
The Ms. Foundation for Women co-founder helped build domestic workers’ campaigns and mentored younger organizers through listening and shared strategy.
- Feminist icon Gloria Steinem died on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, marking the end of a transformative era for women's rights and feminist organizing in America.
- Steinem spent decades teaching society to question arrangements presented as natural, serving as a legendary organizer who helped found the Ms. Foundation for Women to amplify grassroots efforts.
- She championed labor rights for domestic workers, ensuring they were not excluded from paid sick days legislation, while emphasizing physical strength in sports as essential to feminist futures.
- Colleagues and organizers are reflecting on her mentorship and strategic mind, highlighting her unparalleled ability to help women locate their place in history and within broader movements.
- Advocates view her death as a call to action to "plant new perennials" and continue organizing for equality, acting on the principle that what humans have made, humans can remake.
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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem and Pat Carbine look through a copy of Ms. Magazine at the magazine’s offices, Jan. 29, 1980. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff) By Jocelyn Noveck ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and...
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