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Betty Friedan had an enduring legacy as a champion of women’s rights. Friedan and the feminist movement led a movement for women’s equality and inspired women of later generations to champion women’s rights.
Mar 5, 2024 · Betty Friedan (born February 4, 1921, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.—died February 4, 2006, Washington, D.C.) was an American feminist best known for her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), which explores the causes of the frustrations of modern women in traditional roles.
Mar 8, 2024 · Writer, feminist and women's rights activist Betty Friedan wrote 'The Feminine Mystique' (1963) and co-founded the National Organization for Women. By Biography.com Editors Updated: Mar 8, 2024
Feb 3, 2021 · If she were alive today, the feminist Betty Friedan would turn 100 this year. It has been 15 years since she died on her birthday, Feb. 4, 2006, at age 85, and on Thursday there’ll be a...
Feb 4, 2021 · The Powerful, Complicated Legacy of Betty Friedan’s ‘The Feminine Mystique’. The acclaimed reformer stoked the white, middle-class feminist movement and brought critical understanding to a...
Feb 5, 2006 · Betty Friedan, the feminist crusader and author whose searing first book, "The Feminine Mystique," ignited the contemporary women's movement in 1963 and as a result permanently transformed the...
A Review of ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ at the Dreamcatcher Repertory Theater in Summit. News about Betty Friedan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
