Gloria Steinem, a celebrated author, journalist, and activist who became one of the most prominent voices of the US women's movement, died at the age of 92. ^[1] As a co-founder of Ms Magazine, Steinem became one of the most recognizable figures of the feminist movement and spent decades traveling across the US and abroad to speak at college campuses, community centers, rallies, and marches. ^[2] Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City, according to posts on her and her foundation's social media accounts. ^[3] Steinem told the Associated Press in 2022 that attending a 1969 meeting where women spoke openly about abortion rights was the beginning of her activism. ^[4] Steinem credits a meeting six years after 1963, where women spoke out boldly in favor of abortion rights, with changing her career path to activism. ^[5] Steinem stated in a 2022 email to the Associated Press that her activism began after an intervention regarding abortion rights, noting she had undergone an illegal and secret abortion at age 22. ^[6]