The American Gloria Steinem was one of the most influential figures of feminism, especially during the 70s, when she established herself as a reference for the second wave of feminism in the United States. For decades she built a career marked by journalism, activism and the defense of women's rights, carried out undercover investigations, created feminist spaces and contributed to promoting reproductive freedom and social justice. His legacy continues through his foundation and the project to turn his home into a center for social justice movements.

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The American writer and journalist Gloria Steinem, one of the most prominent figures of feminist activism, died on September 2 at her home in New York at the age of 92, according to a publication on her Instagram profile.

"Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully in her home in New York, surrounded by some of the many people who loved her. Gloria's almost 100 years in this world were years well lived, and she continued working for equality until the end," says the message published on the social network.

"Gloria's greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make them feel seen and heard. Her words, actions and example gave people the freedom to be themselves. Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor," he adds.

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Born on March 25, 1934, she did not attend school regularly until she was 11 years old, due to her family's moves throughout the United States. Much of his life was spent traveling, giving talks on university campuses and community centers, and participating in rallies and marches.

Steinem, born in Toledo (Ohio), was one of the most influential voices of the women's movement in the United States and a strong defender of feminist causes.

In fact, she went through the experience of having an illegal abortion at the age of 22 and suffered breast cancer in the 1980s.

From journalism to feminist activism

He collaborated with the magazine Huntington Hartford's Show in the sixties. She even infiltrated the Playboy Club in New York as a "bunny" to uncover the conditions in which these women lived.

He was a member of the founding team of New York Magazine in 1968 and, after covering an event on abortion, developed the concept of "reproductive freedom", that is, the freedom to have children or not to have them.

Together with other feminists, such as Bella Abzug and Betty Friedan, she created the National Women's Political Caucus and was founder, together with Dorothy Pitman Hughes, of the feminist magazine Ms (Mrs) in the 1970s.

In Spain, in 2021, the writer won the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.

Before getting involved as a freelancer on issues affecting women, writing for Esquire magazine, she had studied Government at the American university Smith College and worked as director of the Independent Research Service, an organization financed by the CIA.

A house dedicated to dialogue and social justice

During his final years he entertained hundreds of guests in his living room for Talking Circles, and in his next book, An Unexpected Life, he wrote: “I have lived for more than fifty years now in this brownstone house, in rooms that have witnessed lives before mine and will know others after I am gone.”

After his death, his commitment remains that his house become a center for social justice movements because, as he thought and said: “The flutter of a butterfly's wing can change the weather hundreds of miles away.”

Her wish is that those who wish to honor her, instead of sending flowers, make a donation to the Gloria Foundation.

With EFE and AFP

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