Gloria Steinem, author and activist who helped shape modern feminism, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the prominent journalist, author, organizer, and activist who helped shape modern feminism as a visible symbol and voice of the U.S. women's movement, has died at the age of 92 on Wednesday.

Over a career spanning six decades, Steinem carried feminist ideas into mainstream America across the movement's second and third waves. While she resisted being cast as feminism's singular face, she remained one of the most recognizable and potent advocates for feminist causes throughout her life.