Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women’s movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies at 92

The briefing

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author, activist, and co-founder of Ms. Magazine who became a leading symbol of the U.S. women's movement, has died at age 92. Over six decades, she fiercely advocated for women's equality, traveling extensively across the country to speak on social issues. Her career in activism began following a 1963 undercover assignment reporting on the Playboy empire and a 1969 speak-out on abortion rights.