US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies aged 92

Gloria Steinem speaks at a women's march in Washington, US, on Jan 21, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton) 04 Sep 2026 09:28AM NEW YORK: Gloria Steinem, the American journalist, author and activist who was one of the most recognisable and enduring faces of the feminist movement, has died at age 92, her foundation announced on Thursday (Sep 3)."Yesterday, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her," Gloria's Foundation said in a statement. It did not specify the cause of death.The announcement sparked an outpouring of tributes honouring her decades of boundary-pushing activism.Steinem "pushed open doors not just for herself, but for literally millions of women behind her", said Hillary Clinton, the first woman t