Robin Morgan: key obituary facts
Is Robin Morgan dead? Yes. Robin Morgan died on September 5, 2026, at age 85.
Cause of death: Robin Morgan's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Robin Morgan known for?
She was an American feminist writer.
More about Robin Morgan
Born: 29 January 1941.
Place of birth: Lake Worth Beach.
Gender: female.
Occupation: poet, novelist, journalist, writer, activist, editor, actor, women's rights activist.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Columbia University.
Notable work: Sisterhood is Powerful.
Awards: BBC 100 Women.
Spouse: Kenneth Pitchford.
Children: Blake Morgan.
Also known as: Robin Evonne Morgan.
Occupations: Poet, writer, activist, journalist, lecturer.
Years active: 1940s–present.
Robin Morgan, the American poet, writer and activist, died on September 5, 2026, aged 85.
Born on January 29, 1941, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, she became a central figure in the U.S. women’s movement and the wider international feminist movement.
From the early 1960s, Morgan was active in radical feminism, and in the late 1960s she helped found organizations including New York Radical Women and W.I.T.C.H. Her 1970 anthology Sisterhood Is Powerful was singled out by the New York Public Library as one of the 100 most influential books of the 20th century. Over the course of her career, she wrote more than 20 books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction and served as editor of Ms. magazine.