Gloria Steinem, the feminist campaigner widely associated with the women’s liberation movement in the United States, has died at the age of 92, according to her foundation.
Her foundation said she died on Wednesday. The announcement marks the death of a figure described as a feminist icon who dedicated her life to the fight for women’s equality.
Steinem became known as a leader within the US women’s liberation movement, a campaign that placed equality for women at the centre of public and political debate. The material supplied described her life’s work as being focused on advancing women’s rights and equality.
No further details about the circumstances of her death were provided in the supplied material. The latest available information is that her death was announced by her foundation and that she was 92.
