The influential writer and activist who died this week was a trailblazer for women in journalism and politics. Throughout her life, she showed a willingness to learn from her critics and adapt to new political realitiesDahlia LithwickSeptember 05, 2026Gloria Steinem, the American journalist, organizer and public speaker who came to embody the hopes and limitations of second-wave feminism, died on Wednesday at the age of 92. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Women's rightsJewish cultureJews in AmericaWorld PoliticsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéMore Stories to Explore