Later in life, Gloria Steinem found herself free of the ‘demands of gender’

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Published on September 3, 2026 • Originally reported by Terry Gross. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
In a 2005 <a href="https://www.npr.org/2005/08/22/4805246/a-balance-between-nature-and-nurture"   >"This I Believe" essay</a>, Gloria Steinem wrote: "I believe that a unique core self is born into every human being — the result of millennia of environment and heredity combined in an unpredictable way that could never happen before or again." Steinem died Wednesday at the age of 92. She

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.

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