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Fairytales are an important aspect of childhood, and to many, it is something that connects them to simpler times; times when the biggest worry was how the story ended, or if there were princess costumes for Hallowen, or if the DvD player would work so they could watch the same animated movie for the ninth…

The famed feminist icon passed at her home on Wednesday (September 2) in New York City, the Gloria Steinem Foundation announced in a post on Instagram.

Gloria Steinem, a trailblazer of the feminist movement, pop culture shaper, and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York City, her foundation announced across her social media pages on Thursday morning. She was 92.

I don’t remember how old I was when I first heard the term “jiggle TV,” but I know it was many years (decades, probably) after I was a devoted, starry-eyed fangirl of the genre. And I do mean girl—Wonder Woman (1975-79) came into the world just a year after I did, Charlie’s Angels (1976-81) two years after, Three’s Company (1977-84) the year after that.