Gloria Steinem's message for the next generation: 'Please tell your own story'

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Set us as preferred At the top of Gloria Steinem’s “Famous Last Words” interview on Netflix, Brad Falchuk describes the writer and activist as “the face of the feminist movement” for the last 50-plus years — and Steinem says she hopes that isn’t true.“I hope I wasn’t the face of the feminist movement,” Steinem says during the intimate conversation released Thursday on the streamer after her death at age 92.

“Because it’s not right....

It’s a diverse movement, and, actually, on the issues, in public opinion polls, women of color are more likely to support the issues than white women.” According to a Netflix news release, Steinem sat down with Falchuk in February 2025 for the interview she knew would not be released until after her death.In “Famous Last Words: Gloria Steinem,” the celebrated feminist reflects on her life and legacy in terms of her political activism, as well as her family and upbringing, relationships with other feminist figures and her hopes for the future.

World & Nation Gloria Steinem, who urged women to pursue self-affirmation, political power and equality both in the workplace and at home, has died.Steinem maintained her hopes, even in a post-Roe vs.Wade world.

When the landmark decision was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022, it meant states could again outlaw abortion.“I get angry or disappointed and so on [thinking about it], but I don’t lose all hope in the future,” Steinem said, before sharing observations about previously living near an abortion clinic.Women are “still struggling,” she said.

“There’s still religious restrictions that many people feel.There’s, I’m sorry to say, race and class restrictions.

“We have, right as we speak, Trump in the White House.So we have no shortage of things we need to do in order to be compassionate t...