00:00The myths about this issue are false.
00:03Gloria Steinem was a journalist, political activist, and above all, an outspoken trailblazer of the women's rights movement in the
00:1060s and 70s.
00:12To every woman whose abilities have been wasted by the second class, subservient, underpaid, or powerless positions to which female
00:20human beings are consigned.
00:22Born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1934, Steinem dedicated her life to breaking barriers, inspiring women to fight for change and
00:31take risks.
00:32Steinem became a freelance writer after college, gaining notoriety for her expose on New York City's Playboy Club when she
00:40went undercover as a bunny in 1963, later helping create New York and Ms. Magazines.
00:47She earned countless awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
00:52Because of her work across America and around the world, more women are afforded the respect and opportunities that they
00:58deserve.
00:59Steinem took it upon herself to help women achieve their dreams by co-founding the National Women's Political Caucus.
01:05Gloria Steinem passed away in her New York home last night.
01:08In 2017, she was in Washington at the Women's March on the first day of President Trump's first term.
01:14I was just talking with people from our many sister marches, including the one in Berlin, and they asked me
01:22to send a special message.
01:24We in Berlin know that walls don't work.
01:29Steinem founded the National Women's Political Caucus, as well as two magazines, Ms. and New York.
01:33She was 92 years old.
01:35Sherry Preston, ABC News.
01:36We've got a lot of jobs for everybody.
