HONORING GLORIA STEINEM

On 2026-09-03, Representative Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING GLORIA STEINEM" in the House.

HONORING GLORIA STEINEM

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 140 (Thursday, September 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 140 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)] [House] [Page H5491] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING GLORIA STEINEM (Ms. SIMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. SIMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Gloria Steinem, who died yesterday at her home in New York City at the age of 92. Gloria devoted each breath of her life to securing a better future for women and girls in this country and beyond. In 1972, she helped to bring Ms. Magazine into the world and helped to build a movement. The Ms. Foundation for Women put resources directly into community organizations, led by and fighting for a more just future for women and girls. I know this because I came of age at that time. When I was 19 years old, working with young women surviving the underground street economy, Gloria directly supported that work and stood with us. She is one of the reasons that I am in this Chamber today. Her family asked that we light a candle. I will. We must continue to keep her fight and that light moving. ____________________