Friedan

American

[fri-dan] / frɪˈdæn /

noun

Betty (Naomi Goldstein) 1921–2006, U.S. women's-rights leader and writer.

Friedan British

/ ˈfriːdən /

noun

Betty . 1921–2006, US feminist, founder and first president (1966–70) of the National Organization for Women. Her books include The Feminine Mystique (1963), The Second Stage (1982), and The Fountain of Life (1993)

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The media were trying "to make her a celebrity," fumed Friedan, "but no one should mistake her for a leader."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Friedan called this “the problem that has no name.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

The skill with which Friedan connects the dots between the subjugation of intelligent, educated women and the ruthless, calculated mind-numbing agenda of consumerism turns out to be her deftest move.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

After all, feminist thinker Betty Friedan emerged in the wake of these policies.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2023

That myth, said Friedan, resulted in a sense of emptiness and loss of identity for millions of American women.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard

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