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Month

Day

BirthDeath

Betty Friedan

Date of Birth

04 Feb, 1921

Date of Death

04 Feb, 2006

Age at time of Death

85 years

Cause of Death

Heart failure

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

“Chosen motherhood is the real liberation. The choice to have a child makes the whole experience of motherhood different, and the choice to be generative in other ways can at last be made, and is being made by many women now, without guilt.”
“When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity, she finally began to enjoy being a woman.”
“It is perhaps beside the point to remark that bowling alleys and supermarkets have nursery facilities, while schools and colleges and scientific laboratories and government offices do not.”
““Chosen motherhood is the real liberation. The choice to have a child makes the whole experience of motherhood different, and the choice to be generative in other ways can at last be made, and is being made by many women now, without guilt”.”

Friedan was an active participant in political activism throughout her life. She campaigned for various causes, including reproductive rights, workplace equality, and LGBTQ+ rights.
In 1966, Friedan co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW), one of the largest and most influential feminist organizations in the United States.
The Feminine Mystique," published in 1963, is often credited with sparking the second wave of feminism..

Karen Carpenter

Date of Birth

02 Mar, 1950