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American journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies at the age of 92. · Spoken News

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Spoken News, where Wikipedia excerpts are read verbatim
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  by a computer. American journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem
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  dies at the age of 92. Gloria Marie Steinem was
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  an American journalist and social movement activist, who emerged as
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  a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United
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  States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and who
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  remained particularly prominent in the 1980s and early 1990s. Steinem
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  was a columnist for New York Magazine and co-founder of
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  Emmys Magazine. In 1969, she published After Black Power, Women's Liberation,
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  an article that brought her national attention and positioned her
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  as a feminist leader. In 1971, she co-founded the National
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  Women's Political Caucus, which provided training and support for women
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  seeking elected and appointed office. Also in 1971, she co-founded
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  the Women's Action Alliance, which until 1997, supported a network
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  of feminist activists and worked to advance feminist causes and legislation.
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  In the 1990s, Steinem helped establish Take Our Daughters to
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  Work Day, an occasion for young girls to learn about
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  future career opportunities. In 2005, Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin
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  Morgan co-founded the Women's Media Center. an organization that, quote,
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  works to make women visible and powerful in the media.
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  She traveled internationally as an organizer and lecturer, and was
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  a media spokeswoman on issues of equality. In 2015, Steinem,
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  alongside two Nobel Peace laureates and other prominent women peace activists,
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  undertook a journey from the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang,
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  to South Korea, crossing the Korean demilitarized zone. That's it
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  for now. See the episode notes for sources and licensing.
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  Thank you.