Gloria Steinem's foundation said in an Instagram post on Thursday that Steinem died on Wednesday at age 92 at her home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones. ^[1] Gloria Steinem, a prominent American journalist and feminist activist, died peacefully at her home in New York City on September 2, 2026, at the age of 92. ^[2] Gloria Steinem was a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a leading figure in the modern feminist movement. ^[3] In a 2022 email to The Associated Press, Gloria Steinem said that a 1969 'speak-out' on abortion rights was the beginning of her activism. ^[4] In the same Instagram post, Gloria Steinem's foundation said her nearly century-long life was 'years well-lived' and that she continued working for equality until the very end. ^[5] A post on her Instagram profile reported that she died surrounded by loved ones and that her nearly 100 years were well-lived, noting she continued working for equality until the end. ^[6] Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine in the 1970s with Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the National Women's Political Caucus with Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan. ^[7] Steinem was a fierce critic of Donald Trump, referring to him as the 'harasser in chief' and urging him to resign. ^[8] After Congress failed to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in 1970, Steinem co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus with fellow feminist leaders and more than 300 women across the US. ^[9] At an abortion awareness rally in 1969, Steinem shared her own story of having terminated a pregnancy in London when she was 22, before going to India; abortion was illegal in the UK at the time unless the woman's mental or physical health was in danger. ^[10] When Steinem was 10 years old, her father Leo abandoned the family and moved to California, leaving her to care for her mother Ruth, who suffered from mental illness and hallucinations, and Steinem did not attend school full-time until age 12. ^[11]