03.09.2026 17:11
Gloria Steinem, a pioneering figure in the fight for women's rights in the United States, has died at the age of 92. The journalist and activist Steinem became one of the most recognizable figures in the feminist movement through her years of struggle.
Gloria Steinem, one of the most renowned figures of the feminist movement in the US, has passed away at the age of 92. Steinem, who died at her home in New York, stood out as one of the symbolic figures of the struggle for women's rights throughout her career spanning more than half a century.
In the early years of her journalism career, Steinem, who investigated the conditions of women working in Playboy clubs, drew attention with her study. Later writing for New York Magazine, the activist brought the inequalities women faced in social and political life to the forefront.
SHE WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF MS. MAGAZINE
In 1972, Steinem was a co-founder of Ms. magazine, which focused on issues concerning women in social life and politics. As the magazine became one of the important publications of the feminist movement in the US, Steinem also became one of the leading faces of the movement.
Steinem, who fought for many years for greater representation of women in politics, their economic rights, and the achievement of social equality, was also recognized as a significant activist on reproductive rights.
HONORED WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM
Years later, Steinem publicly revealed that she had an abortion in 1957, when abortion was illegal. Following this disclosure, she became one of the leading advocates in the fight for abortion and reproductive rights.
For her work in the field of women's rights, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest civilian honors in the US, by then-US President Barack Obama in 2013.
Throughout her career spanning over 65 years, Steinem, who shaped the women's movement, left behind a long legacy for which she will be remembered as one of the most influential figures of the American feminist movement.