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   Betty Friedan ( / ˈfriːdən, friːˈdæn, frɪ -/; [1] February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.

   • Born: Bettye Naomi Goldstein, February 4, 1921, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
   • Influences: Simone de Beauvoir

   • Children: 3, including Daniel Friedan
   • Notable work: The Feminine Mystique (1963)

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   Learn about Betty Friedan, the author of The Feminine Mystique and the co-founder of NOW. She was a key figure in the 1960s and 1970s women's movement, fighting for gender equality and reproductive rights.

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Betty Friedan was a pioneer of feminism and the women's rights movement. She wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963), a best-selling book that challenged the myth of women's happiness as homemakers. She also co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) and fought for abortion rights and women's political participation.

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   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.

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   Mar 8, 2024 · Learn about Betty Friedan, the writer, feminist and women's rights activist who published The Feminine Mystique and co-founded NOW, NARAL and the National Women's Political Caucus. Explore her life, career, achievements and legacy in this comprehensive biography.

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   Why did Betty Friedan write the Feminist Mystique?

   • For Betty Friedan and the millions of American women who identified with her writing, addressing that problem would prove not only possible, but imperative. In the acclaimed 1963 The Feminine Mystique, Friedan tapped into the dissatisfaction of American women.

   The Powerful, Complicated Legacy of Betty Friedan's 'The Feminine

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   Was Betty Friedan abrasive?

   • Writer Camille Paglia, who had been denounced by Friedan in a Playboy interview, wrote a brief obituary for her in Entertainment Weekly : Betty Friedan wasn't afraid to be called abrasive. She pursued her feminist principles with a flamboyant pugnacity that has become all too rare in these yuppified times.

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   Who was Betty Friedan?

   • With such other leading feminists as Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug, Friedan helped create the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971. In 1982, Betty Friedan published The Second Stage, which sought to help women wrestling with the demands of work and home. It seemed to be a more moderate feminist position than her earlier work.

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   How did Betty Friedan die?

   • Friedan died in 2006 of congestive heart failure. Journalist, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan was one of the early leaders of the women’s rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

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   Feb 4, 2021 · The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History displays a copy of Betty Friedan's 1963 bestseller, which stoked the white, middle-class feminist movement and brought critical understanding to a "problem that had no name". Learn about the life and legacy of the acclaimed reformer, who co-founded NOW and NARAL Pro-Choice America, and her impact on American culture and politics.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2021/02/03 › usWhy We Can’t Stop Talking About Betty Friedan - The New York ...

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    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...