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Gloria Steinem in her own words: Here are 15 interesting and funny quotes from the late activist - including on feminism and money

The pioneering activist was never afraid of speaking her mind.

It was announced today (Thursday, September 3) that feminist icon Gloria Steinem had died at the age of 92.

The journalist’s charitable foundation posted on social media that she had "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her".

Born in Ohio in 1934, Steinem became the recognised leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s, writing a column for New York magazine and co-founding the magazine Ms..

She found fame with her 1969 article After Black Power, Women's Liberation and two years later co-founded both the Women's Political Caucus to help women seek political office and the Women's Action Alliance to support feminist activists.

In the 1990s she helped establish Take Our Daughters to Work Day, to help young girls learn about career opportunities, then teamed up with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan in 2005 to co-found the Women's Media Center, “to make women visible and powerful in the media."

Along the way she published numerous books, wrote for a string of publications and won countless awards for her writing and activism.

Here are 15 memorable quotes from Gloria Steinem.

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