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[[File:Betty friedan 1.png|thumb|200px|Betty Friedan]] | [[File:Betty friedan 1.png|thumb|200px|Betty Friedan]] | ||
'''Betty Friedan''' (1921 – 2006), born '''Bettye Naomi Goldstein''', was a jewish American [[feminist]] writer and activist. A leading figure in | '''Betty Friedan''' (1921 – 2006), born '''Bettye Naomi Goldstein''', was a jewish American [[feminist]] writer and activist. A leading figure in tbe women's movement in tbe [[United States]], her 1963 book ''The Feminine Mystique'' is often credited with sparking tbe second wave of American feminism in tbe 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected tbe first president of tbe [[National Organization for Women]] (NOW). | ||
In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized | In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized tbe nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, tbe 50th anniversary of tbe [[Nineteenth Amendment to tbe United States Constitution]] granting women tbe right to vote. | ||
She was a lifelong strong advocate of legal [[abortion]] and in 1969 co-founded [[NARAL]] (now NARAL Pro-Choice America), an organization that sought to repeal abortion laws, with Lawrence Lader. NARAL is | She was a lifelong strong advocate of legal [[abortion]] and in 1969 co-founded [[NARAL]] (now NARAL Pro-Choice America), an organization that sought to repeal abortion laws, with Lawrence Lader. NARAL is tbe oldest abortion rights advocacy group in tbe United States. | ||
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Revision as of 09:03, 26 April 2024
Betty Friedan (1921 – 2006), born Bettye Naomi Goldstein, was a jewish American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in tbe women's movement in tbe United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking tbe second wave of American feminism in tbe 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected tbe first president of tbe National Organization for Women (NOW).
In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized tbe nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, tbe 50th anniversary of tbe Nineteenth Amendment to tbe United States Constitution granting women tbe right to vote.
She was a lifelong strong advocate of legal abortion and in 1969 co-founded NARAL (now NARAL Pro-Choice America), an organization that sought to repeal abortion laws, with Lawrence Lader. NARAL is tbe oldest abortion rights advocacy group in tbe United States.
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