The Smile: 9/4

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A quick note: There will not be an edition of The Smile on Monday. Have a great Labor Day weekend — we’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, 9/8.

Happy Friday! Gloria Steinem, one of the most influential voices of American feminism, died Wednesday at her New York City home. She was 92, and her family said she passed away peacefully, surrounded by people who loved her.

👏 Add your name to celebrate Gloria Steinem's life, honor her decades of activism, and recommit to the fight for equality she helped lead.

Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine in the early 1970s, giving the feminist movement a national platform it had never had before. She spent decades advocating for reproductive freedom, workplace equality, and sex education, becoming one of the most recognizable faces of the women's rights movement.

Let’s dive into the good news! 💛

Pioneering Feminist Gloria Steinem Passes Away at 92

Aquarium welcomes 7 baby African Penguins, a critically endangered species

Look, John Roberts Actually Did an Unambiguously Good Thing for Once!

Seth Moulton Sold Out Trans Kids — and Lost His Senate Race

The Fight for America’s Future Is Happening in the South

To change football culture, Philly’s high school coaches tackle emotions

Black bears were nearly hunted to extinction in the US South. Decades later, they're finally rebounding

California could soon end child marriage after years of debate

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