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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9. Gloria Steinem on...childbirth
"Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one." | Getty Images for the Athena Film
10. Gloria Steinem on...aging
"The thing about aging is all your old lovers, pretty much if they were really friends, become your family. It's great. You have those terrible feelings of possessiveness and uncertainty go out the window. You have what you shared. You know you would help each other in times of trouble no matter what." | Getty Images for New York Magazi
11. Gloria Steinem on...hierarchy
"What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group." | Getty Images
12. Gloria Steinem on...ageism
"I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older. Women lose power as they get older. Men are seen as gaining experience and being distinguished. Sons look forward to replacing their fathers." | AFP via Getty Images