Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedanwas an American writer, activist, and feminist. 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 president of the National Organization for Women, which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now fully equal partnership with men."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 February 1921
CityPeoria, IL
CountryUnited States of America
The glorification of the ""'woman's role,"" then, seems to be in proportion to society's reluctance to treat women as complete human beings; for the less real function that role has, the more it is decorated with meaningless details to conceal its empt
A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex, but neither should she "adjust" to prejudice and discrimination.
If I were a man, I would strenuously object to the assumption that women have any moral or spiritual superiority as a class.
Protectiveness has often muffled the sound of doors closing against women.