Betty friedan

Legendary feminist activist Betty Friedan is best known for writing The Feminine Mystique, which is widely credited with kicking off the second-wave feminist movement by spotlighting the unhappiness many women felt in their roles as housewives. And…

This month, as you all know, we're celebrating women's history and, this week, I'm focusing on the movers and shakers of the second-wave feminist movement. So we can't forget the godmother of the movement (well, in the eyes of some women), Betty Friedan. And y'all know this book inspired me to take my first book of short stories and rework them into Lessons From My Mother's Life (link to the book is in the blog post if you want more information).

Feb. 19, 1963: Betty Friedan’s 'The Feminine Mystique' is published

The women’s movement is led by Jews… or at least it was in the ‘70s. Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem — they were all Jewish, and they’re all characters on FX’s new show Mrs. America, now airing on Hulu. The series, created by Dahvi Waller, chronicles the rise and fall of the Equal Rights […]

Betty Friedan is recognized as one of the leaders of the feminist movement, as her book "The Feminine Mystique" is credited with sparking the second wave of feminism. We honored her in 1987 for her incomparable actions for women.

With her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), Betty Friedan (1921-2006) broke new ground by exploring the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional roles. She also helped advance the women’s rights movement as one of the founders of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She advocated for an increased role for women […]

“It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.” Voice of Feminism's 'Second Wave' By Patricia Sullivan Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 5, 2006 Betty Friedan, the writer, thinker and activist who almost single-handedly revived feminism with her 1963 book "The Feminine Mystique," died of congestive heart failure yesterday, her 85th birthday, at her home in Washington. Her insights into what she described as the soul-draining frustrations felt by…

The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, on February 17, 1963, is often cited as the founding moment of second-wave femin

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