Dear John,

Gloria Steinem understood that changing the world meant changing the story: whose experiences were considered news, whose voices were heard and whose struggles were deemed worthy of public attention. When she cofounded Ms. in 1972, the magazine gave millions of women language for experiences they had been told were private, shameful or insignificant. Ms. put abortion, sexual harassment, domestic violence, reproductive freedom and LGBT rights on the public agenda.

But Gloria also knew that movements are never made by one person. In our Fall issue, we remember Gloria not only for the words she wrote, the organizations she helped build or the barriers she broke, but for the connections she made. Perhaps her greatest gift was her ability to listen, to make people feel capable of changing the world, and to build relationships across generations and movements. She knew that the work would outlast any one of us. The responsibility was to keep telling the story—and to make room for those who would tell it next.

That responsibility feels especially urgent in this moment. In this issue, Ms. continues the work Gloria helped begin: giving feminists the information and analysis they need to organize for change.

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Here's what else you'll find in our upcoming Fall issue:

* The Bill That Keeps Taking. Experts from the National Women’s Law Center examine how cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and federal student loans are already making life harder for women and families. And the worst is still to come.

* The network beyond Epstein. Survivors and advocates are urging investigators to look beyond Jeffrey Epstein himself—and examine the modeling industry pipeline that allegedly helped recruit and exploit young women and girls.

* The fight for free and fair elections. As the 2026 midterms approach, Joyce Vance explains how lawyers, organizers and election officials are preparing for attempts to undermine the vote.

* When your doctor isn’t prepared. In an excerpt from her new book, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf explores the menopause training gap and shares a roadmap for navigating appointments, asking the right questions and finding informed care.

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For equality,

Kathy Spillar
Executive Editor

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