Friedan

[ fri-dan ]

/ frɪˈdæn /

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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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How to use Friedan in a sentence

Betty Friedan put the feelings of our mothers to words, publishing The Feminine Mystique.
Whither the Women’s Movement?|Judith Barnett|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm and others started the National Organization for Women and Ms. Magazine.
Whither the Women’s Movement?|Judith Barnett|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For him, her presence was not enough to balance out “Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton [and] Betty Friedan.”
The Mothers Behind The Girl Scout Cookie Boycott|Emily Shire|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Betty Friedan were still around, she might well have permitted herself a knowing smile.
Why DSK's Wife Beat Out Christine Lagarde as France's Woman of the Year|Leslie Bennetts|December 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Rather than railing against Norwegian feminists, he attacks Betty Friedan and even the relatively obscure Ellen Willis.
Norway Killer’s Hatred of Women|Michelle Goldberg|July 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Friedan

Friedan

/ (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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