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Friedan

[fri-dan]
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noun

Betty (Naomi Gold·stein) [gohld-steen] /ˈgoʊld stin/, 1921–2006, U.S. women's-rights leader and writer.

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  • Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm and others started the National Organization for Women and Ms. Magazine.

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British Dictionary definitions for friedan

Friedan

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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