Gloria Steinem, a central figure in the feminist movement, died on Wednesday at the age of 92. ^[1] Gloria Steinem died just weeks before the release of her latest memoir, 'An Unexpected Life,' on September 22. ^[2] Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 13 states have instituted total or near-total bans on abortion, and another four bar it after about six weeks of pregnancy. ^[3] The Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade in 2022, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. ^[4] In the introduction to 'An Unexpected Life,' Gloria Steinem wrote that she planned to live to 100. ^[5] Gloria Steinem called the overturning of Roe v. Wade a setback for democracy. ^[6] Steinem expressed regret in the book for spending too much time doing what was expected of her and not enough doing what she loved. ^[7] The memoir looks back to Steinem's childhood in Ohio in the 1940s and 1950s when women were expected to marry and raise children. ^[8]