Gloria Steinem, Trailblazing Feminist Daughter of Jewish Father, Dead at 92

“I Want a Wife”; Never-Before-Seen 2008 Interview; and Her Final Essay — RIP Gloria Steinem, Feminist and Cultural Icon (Update #4)

Here’s an excerpt from the introductory piece to “I Want a Wife,” described as one of the more important articles written about the early 1970s feminist…

Gloria Steinem, Trailblazing Feminist Daughter of Jewish Father, Dead at 92

(Sept. 3, 2026 / JNS) Gloria Steinem, a mother of Second Wave feminism and a shaper of American culture, died Wednesday in her home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. She…

4 reactions to Gloria Steinem's death: Hailed by some as breaking barriers, derided by others for pushing 'second-wave feminist disease'

Here are four reactions to the death of Gloria Steinem.

Chicagoans reflect on Gloria Steinem’s relationship with LGBTQ+ community

Gloria Steinem is being remembered as a feminist leader and icon. But the Chicagoans who interacted with her said she never made the movement about her—it was about all of us. “She treated everyone like a peer,” said Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who met Steinem several times, starting when Cassidy worked for the National Organization for Women’s (NOW) […]

Steinem's death a call to action

Hannah Rosenthal: We must renew the fight as we watch the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.