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Biographical Profiles of Betty Friedan

 

The following links provide a summary of Betty Friedan’s life and actions as a feminist and leader in the Second Wave Feminist Movement. Many tributes were written on Betty Friedan in response to her death on February 4, 2006.  The biographical profiles here are only a sampling of the tributes written at that time.

 
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Betty Friedan: An Appreciation - Cynthia Fuchs Epstein - American Sociological Association President
 

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Betty Friedan’s Legacy – Derek Barry – Woolly Days
 

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Betty Friedan, Who Ignited a Movement With 'The Feminine Mystique,' Dies at 85 –   MARGALIT FOX  The New York Times
 

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In Memoriam: Betty Friedan: Honoring Groundbreaking Author, a NOW Founder and First President – National Organization of Women

 

 

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