Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights - September 9, 2026
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
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What did Gloria mean to you?
In the days since Gloria’s death, Ms . editors have been flooded with remembrances of how she changed lives—through her words, her work and the deeply personal way she connected with people. Now, we want to hand the microphone to you.
Gloria was the people’s feminist. She famously reminded us, “The Constitution does not begin with ‘I, the president.’ It begins with ‘We, the people.’” So we invite you, the people, to help tell the story of her extraordinary feminist legacy.
What did Gloria mean to you? Share a memory, reflection or story about how her life and work touched yours.
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More stories:
Gloria Steinem in Her Own Words: On Trump, Roe v. Wade, and the Birth of the Modern Women’s Rights Movement ([link removed])
For Gloria Steinem, Women’s Liberation Meant Men’s Liberation, Too ([link removed])
Rest in Power, Robin Morgan—Ms. Editor, Poet, Feminist and Architect of the Women’s Movement ([link removed])
Rest in Power: Gloria Steinem, Ms. Cofounder and Feminist Visionary ([link removed])
Massachusetts Decriminalized Later Abortion, No Health Emergency Required ([link removed])
The Epstein Files Reading Room Is Coming to a Swing State Near You ([link removed])
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Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
* "After Black Power, Women’s Liberation" — Gloria Steinem, April 7, 1969, New York magazine ([link removed])
* "Found Hanging: Black Deaths, Unanswered Questions and an American Terror That Refuses to Stay in the Past" — The Washington Informer ([link removed])
* "Jenifer Lewis is the Boomer family member we deserve" — The Grio ([link removed])
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Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin, at MsMagazine.com, ([link removed]) Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) or wherever you listen to podcasts.
In this episode, Dr. Goodwin breaks down what the latest Supreme Court ruling on voting rights actually says and what it doesn’t. (Of course, it means everyone’s hair is on fire.) Given that this Supreme Court has tried in every way possible to make it more difficult for people to vote, dismantling the Voting Rights Act—an act that had been supported over the years by both Republicans and also Democrats—what hot mess is next?
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