Gloria Steinem , the writer, activist and Ms. magazine co-founder who became one of the most recognizable leaders of the American women’s movement, died Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at her home in New York City. Steinem was 92, according to a statement shared by her foundation on Instagram. The foundation said Steinem died peacefully surrounded by loved ones and continued advocating for equality until the end of her life. Her influence stretched from 1970s journalism to reproductive rights activism, feminist publishing and decades of appearances across television and film. What Did Gloria Steinem Leave Behind? Steinem helped launch Ms. magazine more than 50 years ago, creating a publication that treated women’s lives as bigger than beauty, housekeeping and lifestyle coverage. She also helped establish the Women’s Action Alliance, an organization focused on challenging sexism, and became a leading public advocate for reproductive rights during the 1970s. Steinem supported the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and lived to see the constitutional abortion-rights precedent overturned nearly five decades later. Her life became the subject of HBO’s 2011 documentary Gloria: In Her Own Words and the 2019 film The Glorias , adapted from her 2015 memoir My Life on the Road and featuring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson and Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Steinem at different ages. Steinem also appeared as herself on programs including The Dick Cavett Show , 60 Minutes , The Daily Show , Charlie Rose , The Good Wife and And Just Like That… She played herself in The First Wives Club . Her foundation remembered her ability to make people feel heard and said the Talking Circles she hosted for hundreds of guests in her living room will continue in her memory.