Journalist and feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms. magazine and spent her life working toward a more equitable world for women and girls, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. She was 92.
As one of the most consequential figures of the late 20th century, the Toledo-born Steinem’s name and image became emblems of second-wave feminism, although she long insisted her feminist awakening in her mid-30s came later than that of the movement mothers who came before her. And yet, Steinem’s combination of eloquence, elegance and determination contributed to her singular ability to push the fight for women’s equality into the mainstream.
