Betty Friedan

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Writer and feminist (1921 to 2006) whose The Feminine Mystique (1963) named the discontent of American housewives and helped start second-wave feminism; she co-founded the National Organization for Women.

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c. 1963

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A woman, like a man, finds herself only through creative work of her own

creativity

Their wordsThe only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.

↗The Feminine Mystique (Dell, 1964 paperback of the 1963 book; second scan)archive.org All 3 from this book
c. 1963

Our reading
Living through someone else is easier than becoming complete yourself

Their wordsIt is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

↗The Feminine Mystique (Dell, 1964 paperback of the 1963 book; second scan)archive.org All 3 from this book
c. 1963

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No one knows what women can be until they are free to become themselves

Their wordsWho knows what women can be when they are finally free to become themselves?

↗The Feminine Mystique (Dell, 1964 paperback of the 1963 book; second scan)archive.org All 3 from this book