04/09/2026
Two days ago we lost a woman who changed what it means to be a woman in this world.
๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ passed away on September 2nd, at 92 years old, after more than six decades of fighting for us.
I want to take a moment to say thank you.
Thank you for giving women a mainstream voice at a time when we barely had one.
Thank you for standing on stages, in courtrooms, and in the streets โ fighting for reproductive rights, equal pay, and the simple, radical idea that a woman's life belongs to her.
Thank you for saying "the truth will set you free, but first it will p**s you off" โ and living that truth out loud, every single day, well into her 90s.
Because of Gloria, doors opened that so many of us walk through without even noticing they were ever closed.
Thank you, Gloria โ because of your work, we can open our own bank accounts and get credit in our own names.
Thank you โ because of your work, we can decide if and when we become mothers.
Because of women like Gloria, "feminist" became a word we could say proudly, out loud, without apology.
And yet today, some women feel disconnected from that word โ from the work itself โ because they don't know everything it took to build the world we now live in. A world that is still, honestly, not perfect yet.
So let's be clear about what feminism actually is: it is not about hating men. It has nothing to do with hate, or taking power over anyone. It is about equal rights, equal safety, and equal opportunities for women. It is simply a rebalance โ making the world fairer for everyone.
That's why everyone ought to be a feminist. ๐
And it's because of women like Gloria โ her courage, her heart, her mission โ that we've come this far, with so much still ahead of us.
She didn't just talk about women's power โ she showed us how to use ours. โจ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ. We'll carry it forward.
With gratitude,
Dorothee ๐ค