{
  "id": 5408992,
  "title": "AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and a member of the glitterati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ap-was-there-in-1970-gloria-steinem-was-a-journalist-a-feminist-and-a-5408992",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T20:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/gloria-steinem-1970-profile-4e3658736165db0453f502e767f4a2d5"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On February 17, 1970, Gloria Steinem appeared in New York, where she was a freelance journalist who had not yet founded Ms. Magazine. The Associated Press was granted access to her apartment for a feature on her life, which was published on April 5, 1970. The article, titled \"Making It Like, Wow,\" was written by AP writer Lynn Sherr and featured a photograph of Steinem at home, where she worked. The piece highlighted Steinem's dual life at high-society dinners and in tenement halls, and described her as a writer who was just as famous as the people she wrote about. Steinem was described as \"beautiful as the Beautiful People she records\" and \"Everygirl's answer to whether Cinderella can ever find success and happiness in the big city.\"",
  "summary": "EDITOR’S NOTE: Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday, was a freelance journalist who had not yet founded Ms. Magazine when she invited The Associated Press into her apartment for a feature on a life that found her equally comfortable at high-society dinners and in tenement halls. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Why Gloria Steinem’s legacy matters for the feminist movement and its many waves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/why-gloria-steinems-legacy-matters-for-the-feminist-movement-and-its",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:43:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Watch: Gloria Steinem dedicated her life to fight for women's equality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/watch-gloria-steinem-dedicated-her-life-to-fight-for-womens-equality",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:35:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Later in life, Gloria Steinem found herself free of the 'demands of gender'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/later-in-life-gloria-steinem-found-herself-free-of-the-demands-of",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:42:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and a member of the glitterati",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ap-was-there-in-1970-gloria-steinem-was-a-journalist-a-feminist-and-a",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:32:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies aged 92",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-feminist-icon-gloria-steinem-dies-aged-92",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:28:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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