“We are the women that our parents warned us about, and we are proud.” Throughout her life, the late Gloria Steinem called for women’s rights, reproductive freedom, political equality and more. Listen to Steinem over the decades, in her own words.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour reflects on a 2015 interview with Gloria Steinem, in which the feminist icon rejected the idea that the fight for women’s equality was over and spoke about the struggle for women to control their own bodies.
Gloria Steinem, the American journalist and political activist who became the face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died at age 92, according to her verified Instagram account. Steinem died Wednesday in New York City, “surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” the statement on social media said. “Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end,” the statement read. Steinem was a feminist icon who spent the better part of a century advocating for women’s rights in the workplace, the right to abortion and sex education. Her name and face became almost synonymous with the fight for women’s rights. She continued to be a vocal…
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins Peter Alexander to reflect on the life and legacy of legendary feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who passed away at 92 years old.
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, activist and organizer who became the most recognizable face of the U.S. women's movement, died Wednesday at 92. The big picture: Steinem resisted being cast as feminism's singular face, but for six decades she carried its ideas into mainstream America across its second and third waves. - Steinem made the personal political: An illegal abortion at 22 preceded decades of fighting first to legalize abortion and then to defend that right. Steinem died peacefully, surrounded by people who loved her at her home in New York City, according to a Thursday announcement posted from her and her foundation's Instagram accounts. - "Gloria's greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen…
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, activist and organizer who became the most recognizable face of the U.S. women's movement, died Wednesday at 92. The big picture: Steinem resisted being cast as feminism's singular face, but for six decades she carried its ideas into mainstream America across its second and third waves. - Steinem made the personal political: An illegal abortion at 22 preceded decades of fighting first to legalize abortion and then to defend that right. Steinem died peacefully, surrounded by people who loved her at her home in New York City, according to a Thursday announcement posted from her and her foundation's Instagram accounts. - "Gloria's greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen…Open