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4 giorni fa · Betty Friedan, American feminist best known for her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), which explores the causes of the frustrations of modern women in traditional roles. She cofounded the National Organization for Women in 1966. Learn more about Friedan’s life and career.
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15 mag 2024 · Building on Beauvoir’s work, American author Betty Friedan became the primary catalyst of second-wave feminism with her book The Feminine Mystique in 1963. Friedan collected oral histories and conducted interviews with white, college-educated, middle-class women who were dissatisfied with their role as housewives.
3 giorni fa · In 1963, Betty Friedan published her book The Feminine Mystique addressing the issues that many white-middle class housewives were facing at the time. Friedan's work catalyzed the second wave, and in particular the liberal feminist sector of the movement.
3 giorni fa · On July 10, 1971, Steinem was one of more than three hundred women who founded the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), including such notables as Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Myrlie Evers-Williams.
3 giorni fa · Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique, and Women's Liberation. A landmark feminist work appeared in 1949 called The Second Sex, a book written by Simone de Beauvoir. The critical text pertained to every facet of what would later be defined as gender discourse.
27 mag 2024 · The first public indication that change was imminent came with women’s reaction to the 1963 publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique. Friedan spoke of the problem that “lay buried, unspoken” in the mind of the suburban housewife: utter boredom and lack of fulfillment.
23 mag 2024 · By Sarah Bernard. Photo: Courtesy of Bryan Dobell. Even feminist icons are vain about their appearance. In 1999, Betty Friedan, who died on February 4, ran into Byron Dobell, a portrait artist...
