Gloria Steinem speaks with supporters at the Women Together Arizona Summit in Phoenix. The pioneering journalist and activist, a leading voice of the modern women's movement, has died at 92. Photo: Gage Skidmore
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September 9, 2026
Gloria Steinem spent more than half a century pushing the fight for women's equality from the margins into the mainstream. As the world remembers the writer and activist, students explore her life, her legacy, and the movement she helped lead.
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Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and activist who became one of the most recognizable voices of the modern women’s movement, has died at the age of 92. For more than half a century, Steinem challenged entrenched ideas about gender and power, helping bring the fight for women’s equality from the margins of American life into the mainstream. Jeffrey Brown has this remembrance.
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Short on time? Watch the video and complete the following See, Think, Wonder questions: What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What would you want to learn more about?
How did Gloria Steinem's life fit into the larger movement for women's equality? Check out this case study on our site, Journalism in Action. There, you can see how Steinem's life was part of a much larger (and older) movement.
After examining the case study, as a class, discuss — how do you think the goals of the women's equality movement are being carried out today? Who are some of the figures from younger generations who best represent the movement?
Use these timely preK-12 lesson plans and class activities to incorporate key figures and historical events in your Women’s History Month lesson planning. This Share My Lesson collection spans topics like women’s suffrage and women’s rights and features influential women in science, social justice and rock-and-roll.
Republished with permission from PBS News Hour Classroom.
