Betty Friedan
Title
Betty Friedan
Subject
Women's rights
Description
Co-creator of the National Organization for Women in the US and author of noted works highlighting women's subordinate status in the US
Creator
Amy French
Source
Image copyright: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Betty_Friedan_1960.jpg
Contributor
Delta College
Birth Date
1921
Birthplace
Peoria, Illinois
Death Date
2006
Biographical Text
Betty Friedan was an American feminist, activist, and writer. Her 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique, is considered an important impetus to the women’s rights movement. Friedan’s book opened the way for women to rethink their places in the family, the community, and the world at large. Friedan co-founded the National Organization of Women, the largest political organization today fighting for women’s equality. She was also a strong advocate of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Bibliography
Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. New York: W.W. Norton, 1963.
_____. It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement. New York: Random House, 1976.
_____. The Fountain of Age. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.
Oliver, Susan. Betty Friedan: the Personal is Political. New York: Pearson Longman, 2008.
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