Betty Friedan Biography
Women's Rights Activist, Activist, Journalist (1921–2006)
Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921, in Peoria, Illinois. In 1963, she published "The Feminine Mystique",
which explores the idea of women finding fulfillment beyond traditional
roles. Friedan co-founded the National Organization for Women in 1966,
and served as its first president. She published The Second Stage in 1982 and The Fountain of Age in 1993. She died on February 4, 2006, in Washington, D.C.
Friedan had her first child and soon after lost her job. She became a stay at home mom when her second child was born. As she was bored to death and weighted down with the obligations of what a "mother's role" was actually being fulfilled. She wanted more. She wanted to be able to take her intellectual abilities farther then just a mother. Friedan studied and surveyed subjects at Smith College with graduate students. Which is when she basically founded the social revolution by dispelling the myth that all women wanted to be
happy homemakers, and marking the start of what would become Friedan's
incredibly significant role in the women's rights movement.
Friedan was the ultimate Feminist not stopping at just writing about confining gender stereotypes but instead being a force for change. She fought for women to have a greater role in
the political process, she co-founded the National Organization for
Women in 1966. Now with her clout and the following she has formed she took on the abortion rights by establishing the National Association for
the Repeal of Abortion Laws during
1969.
Friedan was not just another "important feminist" she didn't set out to change the world but instead jumped at the opportunity. When she was discriminated against for having children (aka the reason for being fired (maternity leave)). She made it more powerful that she rallied women behind her and taught women that there could be a different way of life. That all women need not to fit into the same mold because of there ability to carry a child.
Her impact on the world today is still noticeable and opened up a dialogue for the future women, to get educated and to fight for more. Not be restricted by there VAGINA.
Bibliography:
- https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biographies/betty-friedan
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Betty-Friedan
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