Mary Thom, former executive editor of Ms. Magazine and sister to KUNM’s Susan Thom Loubet, died unexpectedly last week in a motorcycle accident. She was 68. Thom was a chronicler of the feminist movement and edited an oral history about Bella S. Abzug, the former congresswoman.
“She was a lodestone for the women’s movement nationally, and a center of trust, common sense and creativity,” said Gloria Steinem of Thom in the obituary in the New York Times.
We at the SPJ Rio Grande Chapter extend our sympathies to Susan, our colleague, and join others across the country in mourning Thom’s passing.