Gloria Steinem died on Wednesday.

She was 92 years old.

She was a leading person in the feminist movement.

That movement started in the late 1960s.

Her work began with the fight for abortion rights.

She saw this as very important for women's equality.

That movement changed American culture.

It brought more women into the workforce.

Steinem lived to see people turn against her ideas.

In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

This ended the constitutional right to abortion.

Thirteen states have since banned abortion completely or almost completely.

Steinem called this a step backward for democracy.

Conservative activists were happy about the ruling.

They have pushed for traditional gender roles.

Trump administration officials and groups like the Heritage Foundation have told young women to marry early.

They say family is more important than a career.

Some people, like analyst Emma Waters, have criticized feminism.

They say it pushes a career-first culture.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also shared a video.

In it, pastors said women should not vote.

Women's advocacy groups say these efforts aim to make women less powerful.

They propose policies like paid family leave and affordable child care.

These would help families without forcing women to give up careers.

Historian Estelle Freedman said feminism is deeply part of modern life.

Its momentum may be impossible to stop.

In her final essay, Steinem wrote that older people must remind others how far the movement has come.