Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon and Ms Magazine Founder, Dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, a legendary feminist activist and journalist, died at age 92 in her New York home.

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Gloria Steinem, an American writer and journalist and a legend of the feminist movement, died at her home in New York at the age of 92. ^[1] In the 1970s, Steinem co-founded the first feminist magazine, Ms., alongside Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan. ^[2] Steinem is credited with inventing the concept of 'reproductive freedom' after infiltrating the Playboy Club in New York to expose the conditions of the women there. ^[3] Steinem's family announced her death via her Instagram profile, stating she passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a full life of working for equality. ^[4] In 1973, Gloria Steinem was presenting Ms., which she had founded two years prior in 1971. ^[5] Gloria Steinem planned to fight Playboy CEO Hefner and the porn industry in the following years. ^[6]

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Gloria Steinem, an American writer and journalist and a legend of the feminist movement, died at her home in New York at the age of 92. · El Financiero

In the 1970s, Steinem co-founded the first feminist magazine, Ms., alongside Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan. · El Financiero

Steinem is credited with inventing the concept of 'reproductive freedom' after infiltrating the Playboy Club in New York to expose the conditions of the women there. · El Financiero

Steinem's family announced her death via her Instagram profile, stating she passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a full life of working for equality. · El Financiero

In 1973, Gloria Steinem was presenting Ms., which she had founded two years prior in 1971. · DIE ZEIT

Gloria Steinem planned to fight Playboy CEO Hefner and the porn industry in the following years. · DIE ZEIT

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