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The W. W. Norton publishing house, where Betty Friedan's work was initially circulated to be published as a book also generated some criticism. In fact an employee under the alias "L M" wrote in a two-page memo that [36] Friedan's theoretical views were "too obvious and feminine", as well as critiquing her approach by suggesting it to be ...
Betty Friedan (/ ˈ f r iː d ən, f r iː ˈ d æ n, f r ɪ-/; [1] February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.
In the first chapter hooks critiques Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique (1963) as being a limited one dimensional perspective on women's reality even if it is a useful discussion about the impact of sexist discrimination on a select group of women, college-educated, middle- and upper-class married white women, namely housewives. hooks argues ...
Betty Friedan died of heart failure on her 85 th birthday, Feb. 4, 2006, at her home in Washington, D.C. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Feminist pioneer and author Betty Friedan ...
A biography of noted Peoria author and feminist Betty Friedan sits on a table in the dining room of her childhood home, currently for sale at 1011 N. Farmington Road in Peoria. Friedan was born ...
Inspired by Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique, and other feminist classics from the 1960s, relational-cultural theory proposes that "isolation is one of the most damaging human experiences and is best treated by reconnecting with other people", and that a therapist should "foster an atmosphere of empathy and acceptance for the patient, even at ...
Betty Friedan (1921–2006) was a liberal feminist prominent in the 1960s. [75] She was a co-founder and the first president of NOW , and contributed to the second wave feminism. Her book The Feminine Mystique , written in 1963, became a landmark bestseller and significantly influential by rebuking the fulfillment of middle-class women for ...
It might make the cut as a criticism of Betty Friedan's person, but it's definitely not a criticism of the book. I am removing it. If whoever added it would like to add it back again, please give your rationale here. -- chainedwind —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.126.248.134 ( talk ) 06:03, August 28, 2007 (UTC)