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December 12, 2022

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, Black Feminist Who Co-Founded Ms. Magazine, Dies at 84
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Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes has died at the age of
84. Hughes co-founded Ms. magazine with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s. The
duo also toured the country to speak about the women's movement. Hughes
was a passionate advocate for racial justice, as well as for children
and families, starting a cooperative daycare and co-founding the New
York City Agency for Child Development.


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