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Betty Friedan (/ ˈ f r iː d ən, f r iː ˈ d æ n, f r ɪ-/; 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. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first ...
Edited by Debra Michals, PhD | 2017. 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. Her 1963 best-selling book, The Feminine Mystique, gave voice to millions of American women’s frustrations with their limited ...
Jun 4, 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.. Bettye Goldstein graduated in 1942 from Smith College with a degree in psychology and, after a year of graduate work at the ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Betty Friedan died of heart failure on February 4, 2006, in Washington, D.C. She is remembered as one of the leading voices of the feminist and women’s rights movement of the twentieth century. ...
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 pandemic ...
