# Gloria Steinem's Legacy Faces Backlash as Reproductive Rights Erode

Gloria Steinem died at 92, having witnessed a resurgence of anti-feminism and attacks on reproductive rights in the US.

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Gloria Steinem, a central figure in the feminist movement, died on Wednesday at the age of 92. [^1]

Gloria Steinem died just weeks before the release of her latest memoir, 'An Unexpected Life,' on September 22. [^2]

Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 13 states have instituted total or near-total bans on abortion, and another four bar it after about six weeks of pregnancy. [^3]

The Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade in 2022, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. [^4]

In the introduction to 'An Unexpected Life,' Gloria Steinem wrote that she planned to live to 100. [^5]

Gloria Steinem called the overturning of Roe v. Wade a setback for democracy. [^6]

Steinem expressed regret in the book for spending too much time doing what was expected of her and not enough doing what she loved. [^7]

The memoir looks back to Steinem's childhood in Ohio in the 1940s and 1950s when women were expected to marry and raise children. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Gloria Steinem, a central figure in the feminist movement, died on Wednesday at the age of 92. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
2. Gloria Steinem died just weeks before the release of her latest memoir, 'An Unexpected Life,' on September 22. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
3. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 13 states have instituted total or near-total bans on abortion, and another four bar it after about six weeks of pregnancy. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
4. The Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade in 2022, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
5. In the introduction to 'An Unexpected Life,' Gloria Steinem wrote that she planned to live to 100. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
6. Gloria Steinem called the overturning of Roe v. Wade a setback for democracy. (Winnipeg Free Press, News)
7. Steinem expressed regret in the book for spending too much time doing what was expected of her and not enough doing what she loved. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
8. The memoir looks back to Steinem's childhood in Ohio in the 1940s and 1950s when women were expected to marry and raise children. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)

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