Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist who inspired a generation of women and fought for gender equality, has died at age 92.
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Her foundation announced the news in a social media post Thursday morning, sharing that Steinem had "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City the day before, surrounded by her loved ones.
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"Gloria’s greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen and heard.
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Her words, actions, and example gave people permission to be their truest selves.
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Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor," the statement read.
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"Gloria loved the tradition of lighting signal fires on hills to light the way to the other side of the mountain.
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Lighting your own candle for Gloria makes you part of this global and celestial community circle.
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Steinem was a celebrated writer and magazine editor, who became the face of the women’s movement.
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In the 1970s, Steinem co-founded a number of trailblazing initiatives, including the Women's Action Alliance, a feminist organization dedicated to fighting sexism, Ms. magazine, a publication focusing on women’s issues, and the National Women’s Political Caucus, a multi-partisan grassroots organization aimed at increasing women’s participation in the political process.
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Steinem avidly campaigned for women's reproductive rights and later supported the legalization of same-sex marriage.
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Much of her work centered on pushing for equal rights and pay for women.
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"Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman.
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It’s about making life more fair for women everywhere.
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It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that.
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It’s about baking a new pie," she wrote in a 2008 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times.
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Steinem was born in Toledo, Ohio, on March 25, 1934.
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The family moved a lot, somewhat due to her father’s profession as a traveling antiques dealer, and Steinem didn’t attend school full-time until she was around 12 years old.
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After her parents separated, Steinem lived with, and helped care for, her mother, who suffered from depression.
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In her 2015 memoir, My Life On The Road, Steinem credited her mother for influencing her journey to activism.
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“Depression is anger turned inward; thus women are twice as likely to be depressed,” she wrote.
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“My mother paid a high price for caring so much, yet being able to do so little about it.
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In this way, she led me toward an activist place where she herself could never go.”
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The makings of an activist
Upon graduating from Smith College, Steinem pursued a career as a freelance journalist.
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She completed an 11-day stint as a Playboy bunny to inform her exposé of the working conditions faced by the women in the job.
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Her two-part story, titled “A Bunny's Tale," featured in Show magazine in 1963.
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(In 1985, ABC transformed the exposé into a made-for-TV movie starring Kirstie Alley as Gloria Steinem.)
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By 1968, Steinem was a contributing editor at New York Magazine and used her platform to shine a spotlight on women's rights.
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Her 1969 article titled "After Black Power, Women’s Liberation," which attracted national attention, saw Steinem connect feminism with the Black Power movement.
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In 1972, Steinem's newly-launched Ms. magazine created another national conversation when an article titled "We Have Had Abortions" showcased a petition signed by 53 prominent American women, including Steinem herself.
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It was published a year before the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision established a woman’s right to an abortion.
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Family, legacy, and recognition
Steinem continued campaigning for women's rights over the decades and authored critically-acclaimed books as a lead voice within the feminist movement.
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Her 1983 collection of essays titled Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions blended political commentary with personal anecdotes.
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Her 1994 collection of essays, titled Moving beyond Words: Breaking the Boundaries of Gender, further explored the female experience and gendered stereotypes.
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In 2000, Steinem, then age 66, married lawyer David Bale, the father of Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale.
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"I hope this proves what feminists have always said—that feminism is about the ability to choose what's right at each time of our lives," Steinem said in a statement about the marriage, her first and only.
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David Bale died of brain cancer in 2003.
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Steinem received numerous accolades over the years on account of her activism and global impact.
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In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
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“As a writer, a speaker, an activist, she awakened a vast and often skeptical public to problems like domestic violence, the lack of affordable child care, unfair hiring practices," Obama said at the time.
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“And because of her work, across America and around the world, more women are afforded the respect and opportunities that they deserve.
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…and 8 more, not listed.
