Feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 2, “surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” her foundation shared on Thursday morning. Steinem was 92.
From the 1960s onward, Steinem was the face of a movement that fought to obtain rights for women—including the right to obtain a legal abortion; the right to attend Ivy League schools; and the right to apply for a credit card without a husband's signature. In 2013, she was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
