'Empathy is the most radical of human emotions': Gloria Steinem's life in quotes

Gloria Steinem, a leading figure in the US women's liberation movement, has died at the age of 92. According to her foundation, she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones.

Steinem was a writer and magazine editor who co-founded the Women's Action Alliance and Ms. magazine, one of the first publications to focus on women's issues beyond housekeeping and beauty. She was a vocal campaigner for women's reproductive rights, among other causes, and had a personal experience with abortion, having obtained one illegally in London at the age of 22.

Tributes are flooding in from women in politics and pop culture, who have called her an inspiration and a friend. Steinem had spent time in India, where she was closely associated with Ruchira Gupta, who founded Apne Aap Women Worldwide, a non-profit working to end sex trafficking.

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