# Gloria Steinem, Iconic Feminist Activist and Ms. Magazine Co-Founder, Dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, a leading figure in the U.S. women's movement, has died at age 92.

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Gloria Steinem, a celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement, has died at age 92. [^1]

Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City, according to her and her foundation's social media pages. [^2]

Steinem was a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life. [^3]

Columnist Arwa Mahdawi stated that Olivia Rodrigo is standing up for the vulnerable and wished Taylor Swift would do the same. [^4]

Olivia Rodrigo hosted the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival on Saturday to raise money for women-focused non-profits that had their funding slashed by the Trump administration. [^5]

The festival raised $10 million, which Melinda French Gates matched, bringing the total to $20 million. [^6]

Steinem began her career as a journalist, notably reporting in 1963 on degrading conditions in Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. [^7]

Olivia Rodrigo condemned the 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade on stage at Glastonbury when she was 19 years old. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Gloria Steinem, a celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement, has died at age 92. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
2. Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City, according to her and her foundation's social media pages. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
3. Steinem was a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
4. Columnist Arwa Mahdawi stated that Olivia Rodrigo is standing up for the vulnerable and wished Taylor Swift would do the same. (The Guardian, News)
5. Olivia Rodrigo hosted the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival on Saturday to raise money for women-focused non-profits that had their funding slashed by the Trump administration. (The Guardian, News)
6. The festival raised $10 million, which Melinda French Gates matched, bringing the total to $20 million. (The Guardian, News)
7. Steinem began her career as a journalist, notably reporting in 1963 on degrading conditions in Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
8. Olivia Rodrigo condemned the 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade on stage at Glastonbury when she was 19 years old. (The Guardian, News)

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