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Friedan

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Frie·dan  (fr-dn), Betty Naomi 1921-2006.
American feminist who wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963) and founded the National Organization for Women (1966).

Friedan [ˈfriːdən]
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(Biographies / Friedan, Betty (1921 F, US, POLITICS: feminist, WRITING: writer) Betty. born 1921, 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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Noun1.Friedan - United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)


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history from the colonial era to the present, changing conceptions of the roles of women are examined as exemplified by the lives of architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957) and Betty Friedan (1921-2006), feminist activist/author of The Feminine Mystique.
Charley is, as if instinctively obedient to the imperatives of the master narrative, imperiously and self-importantly patriarchal, while Allis is likewise near hysterical in her sense of desperation, as if she had been invented by Betty Friedan.
With the flood of foreclosures and decline in home values, the lenders came to the realization that a volume model was needed to move this inventory faster," Friedan wrote in an e-mail, adding, "The financial community previously viewed auctions as a last ditch effort.
 
 
 
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