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Gloria Steinem, personification of the women’s movement, dies at 92

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

(The New York Times) Gloria Steinem speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla., in July 1972. Steinem, the feminist crusader who, in galvanizing the modern womenÕs movement, helped millions of women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at home, at work and in society at large, died on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at her home in New York City. She was 92.

(The New York Times) Gloria Steinem speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla., in July 1972. Steinem, the feminist crusader who, in galvanizing the modern womenÕs movement, helped millions of women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at home, at work and in society at large, died on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at her home in New York City. She was 92.

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By Katharine Q. Seelye | The New York Times