Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92

3 September 2026, 11: 20 BST. Updated 16 minutes ago.

Key points

• She celebrated the US Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in the case of Roe v Wade.
• She began her career as a journalist in New York in the 1970s and went on to co-found Ms.
• Steinem, who was a writer and magazine editor, co-founded the Women's Action Alliance, a group dedicated to fighting sexism, more than 50 years ago.
• During the 1970s, Steinem was one of the main voices campaigning for women's reproductive rights.
• Gloria Steinem, who became a face of the women's liberation movement in the US, has died, aged 92, her foundation notes.

In a post on Instagram, it remarked she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her".

She began her career as a journalist in New York in the 1970s and went on to co-found Ms. Magazine, one of the first publications to focus on other women's matters than the perils of housekeeping and the mandates of the beauty industry.

She celebrated the US Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in the case of Roe v Wade. It granted women the constitutional right to abortion. Almost half a century afterwards she witnessed the reversal of this decision.

Taken together, the developments around feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92 point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.