Robin Morgan

Writer, poet, journalist, activist, editor

American Lake Worth, Florida, United States Aquarius

Quick Info

ProfessionWriter, poet, journalist, activist, editor
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth29/01/1941
Age85 years (died on 05, Sep, 2026)
BirthplaceLake Worth, Florida, United States
Date of Death05/09/2026
Zodiac SignAquarius

Latest News about Robin Morgan

05/09/2026

Robin Morgan, the American poet, writer and second-wave feminist leader, died in New York at the age of 85. Her son, Blake Morgan, said she died after suffering a series of health problems in recent weeks, and she was still working on new books and poems.

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Bio/Wiki

Known ForLeading figure in the U.S. and international feminist movements; author and editor of influential feminist anthologies.
Notable WorksSisterhood Is Powerful; Sisterhood Is Global; Sisterhood Is Forever; The Burning Time; Saturday's Child (2001 memoir).

Educational Qualification(s)

UniversityColumbia University (attended as a non-matriculating student)

Personal Life

ResidenceNew York City, United States

Relationships & More

SpouseKenneth Pitchford (m. 1962; div. 1983)

Family

MotherFaith Berkeley Morgan
ChildrenBlake (born 1969)

Career

Occupations
  • Poet
  • Author
  • Political theorist
  • Activist
  • Journalist
  • Lecturer
  • Editor
Highlights
  • Former child actor
  • Former editor-in-chief of Ms. magazine
  • Co-founder of the Women’s Media Center
  • Founder of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Began career as a child actor.
2. Published poetry from a young age.
3. Has been active in civil rights and feminist movements since the 1960s.
4. Hosted Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan.
5. Is widely credited with coining the term 'herstory'.

Also born on 29 January

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