Betty Friedan
author profile
born
February 04, 1921
died
February 04, 2006
gender
female
place of birth
Peoria, Illinois, United States
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genre
Nonfiction, Women & Gender Studies
about this author
Betty Friedan was an American feminist, activist and writer, best known for starting what is commonly known as the "Second Wave" of feminism through the writing of her book The Feminine Mystique.
books by Betty Friedan
combine editionsavg rating: 3.74 | 1210 ratings | 7 distinct works
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The Feminine Mystique (Paperback) by Betty Friedan avg rating 3.76 — 1061 ratings — published 2001 15 editions |
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The Second Stage: With a New Introduction (Paperback) by Betty Friedan avg rating 3.05 — 19 ratings — published 1998 7 editions |
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Fountain of Age (Paperback) by Betty Friedan avg rating 4.00 — 13 ratings — published 2006 6 editions |
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Life So far: A Memoir (Paperback) by Betty Friedan avg rating 3.70 — 10 ratings — published 2001 3 editions |
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It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement (Paperback) by Betty Friedan avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1998 2 editions |
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Beyond Gender: The New Politics of Work and Family (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) by Betty Friedan avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1997 2 editions |
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It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement (Hardcover) by Betty Friedan avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1978 |
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quotes by Betty Friedan
"It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question 'who am I' except the voice inside herself."
— Betty Friedan
— Betty Friedan
"Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night- she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-- 'Is this all?'"
— Betty Friedan (The Feminine Mystique)
— Betty Friedan (The Feminine Mystique)
