At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.(Image credit: Monica Schipper)

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500x3000+0+0/resize/4500x3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2Fc1%2F5c65b5e245978b75506309f6d21e%2F2026-08-29-busterkeatonfestival-krossow-7915.jpg' alt='A woman walks her dog near a mural depicting Buster Keaton from his 1926 film, The General, in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans gathered in the town to celebrate...