One of them wrote the vocabulary of modern feminism. The other refused the label outright, then spent a lifetime demonstrating what it looked like in practice, rhinestones and all.
Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton died eight days apart, and their deaths have set off a wave of grief that has crossed generations and continents. Between them they represented two versions of a single proposition: that a woman should know herself well enough to make her own decisions, in private life and in public. Their passing has left many asking who steps into that space next.
