RIP
Celebrities React To Gloria Steinem’s Death At 92
The feminist leader “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.”
Gloria Steinem has died at 92, her foundation announced on Sept. 3. The feminist leader “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” reads a statement. “Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end.”
Celebrity supporters reacted to Steinem’s death with meaningful tributes.
Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle called Steinem her “friend and mentor” in a moving statement. After recalling some of their public work together, the Duchess of Sussex said Steinem was “even better than you would imagine” in their private friendship — from spending Thanksgiving together to “loving our children with her whole heart, counseling me during hard times, and giving extraordinary advice and perspective with a cup of tea and an unrivaled cheekiness and wit.”
Hilary Clinton
Hilary Clinton remembered growing up with Steinem’s influence, and how it inspired women of all disciplines. “She wasn’t going to be an astronaut, but my goodness, she made it possible for Sally Ride to be an astronaut,” wrote the former secretary of state. “She wasn’t going to play college sports, but she stood behind the women in Congress who passed Title IX and opened up opportunities in sports and academics for girls. And she wasn’t on the Supreme Court when Roe v. Wade was decided, but her voice and her activism was behind that advancement for women’s rights.”
Clinton urged her followers to follow Steinem’s lead and “embody possibility,” even in the face of setbacks to women’s equality. “Gloria Steinem was, at heart, an optimist,” she wrote. “Her activism was rooted in optimism, and that’s a moral choice she made every day.”
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