Gloria Steinem, the iconic feminist activist who has shaped generations of women’s rights movements, announced in a 2015 Fresh Air interview that she had entered a new, more liberated phase of her life, saying she could now “do what you want.” The remark came as she reflected on her decades of advocacy, publishing, and public speaking. Steinem’s passing on September 2 at age 92 marks the end of a career that helped bring issues like reproductive freedom, workplace equality, and gender pay gaps to the national conversation. Her legacy continues to inspire activists and ordinary people alike to pursue their own paths with courage and conviction.
In 2015, the trailblazing feminist told Fresh Air she that had entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Steinem died Sept. 2 at the age of 92.
