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Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay

Following the death of feminist Gloria Steinem at 92, her legacy has sparked re-examination of how coverage has erased Black women instrumental in building the women's movement.
Dorothy Pitman Hughes, who Steinem met in the late 1960s, pioneered childcare work in New York and traveled nationwide with Steinem advocating for women's rights, yet remained marginalized as media attention centered on Steinem.
When Steinem founded the magazine in the 1970s, she recruited trailblazing authors Alice Walker and Margaret Sloan-Hunter to shape its editorial voice; Walker resigned in 1986 after frustration with ongoing lack of diversity.
Steinem championed When Shirley Chisholm's 1972 campaign and later supported Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris for President, while her Netflix show Famous Last Words debuted the day she died.
Unexpected Life, Steinem's expected final book, will be released later this month, offering perspective on her lifelong commitment to social, economic, and political equality across all races and groups.

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Cropped Out Of The Frame: Gloria Steinem’s Final Missed Opportunity [Op-Ed]

Mainstream media loved Gloria Steinem’s image, but her final goodbyes left the Black women in the shadows.

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Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay

Gloria Steinem, in her last essay for the New Yorker: “For me, saying that I am a feminist has always meant that I believe in the social, economic, and political equality of all males and females of all races and groups. I know this sounds too simple to need a word, but equality is still […]

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