Gloria Steinem Remembered: Tributes at New York Home, Capitol

Admirers gathered outside Gloria Steinem's New York residence on Thursday, leaving flowers and sharing memories a day after the feminist icon died at her home at the age of 92.

Local resident Annie Jean, who brought a bouquet, said, "I think it was, we all felt very inspired by Gloria's choice to spend her life standing up for women." She added, "Her advocacy for women, I think, was incredibly inspiring."

Steinem, with her signature streaked hair and aviator glasses, was a co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a tireless advocate who spent decades speaking at campuses, rallies, and community centers across the globe. Her work spanned issues from reproductive healthcare to genital mutilation and Korean reconciliation, but equality for women remained her central cause.

In Washington, Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon) paid tribute outside the U.S. Capitol, noting, "So many women are feeling the benefits of her work and whether it's contraception or the fight for reproductive healthcare and the access to abortion here. She was the pioneer and she really made sure that equality and women's rights were put front and center at a really difficult time in our country."

Salinas also praised Steinem's authenticity, saying, "She always showed up as her true self... I think all of us need to show a little bit of that bravery, actually a lot of that bravery right now."

Carolyn Robertson, a visitor to New York, called Steinem "a groundbreaking feminist, an inspiration to women of all ages, even now," adding, "Well, she encouraged me to rebel against male authority."

Steinem had recently completed a memoir, slated for release this fall. Her death marks the end of an era for the women's movement, but as Salinas put it, "It is something that I will always remember and take and help to move forward."