Betty Friedan

Life So Far

Personal memoir of feminist icon's life, activism, and contributions to women's movement

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Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan

American feminist whose The Feminine Mystique is credited with sparking second-wave feminism by naming 'the problem that has no name'—the dissatisfaction of educated American women confined to domesticity. She co-founded the National Organization for Women in 1966.

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