In the 1970s, Ms. Steinem confronted the newspaper’s executive editor about the honorific in an exchange of letters, pressing it to use the alternative to Miss or Mrs.

Feminism has evolved – in part because of Steinem's contributions to women's liberation – but her teachings still resonate in this divisive political landscape.

Gloria Steinem died Sept. 2 at 92. During her decades-long career, the journalist and feminist visited Knoxville and Nashville for speaking engagements.

The statement announcing the activist's death remembered Steinem for her greatest gift of people feel "seen and heard."

The author and feminist icon was typically blunt, but her quotes were also laced with wit and humor. For her 2019 compilation of some of her most famous quotations, Steinem chose the title: “The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!”

Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City. She was 92. Her interview with host and executive producer Brad Falchuk was conducted in February 2025 and recorded in private, per the show’s format, and held until after her passing — as a means to share what she hopes will be seen as her final message to the world.

Steinem married environmentalist and animal welfare activist David Bale in 2000, becoming a stepmother to his four adult children, including Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale. She was 66 at the time.

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at 92. Look back at her views on marriage and why she never had children.