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Betty Friedan

Biography

Betty Friedan

Overview

  • Born
    February 4, 1921 · Peoria, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    February 4, 2006 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA (congestive heart failure)
  • Birth name
    Bettye Naomi Goldstein

Biography

  • Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995), Camera Three (1954) and Year of the Woman (1973). She was married to Carl Friedan. She died on February 4, 2006 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Family

  • Spouse
      Carl Friedan(1947 - 1969) (divorced, 3 children)

Trivia

  • Born at 4:0am-CST
  • Graduated summa cum laude from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
  • Founded the National Organization for Women (NOW).
  • Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
  • Died on the same day she celebrated her 85th birthday

Quotes

  • Men don't think with their penises any more than women think with their vaginas. When men are freed from masculine stereotypes like not being able to cry, then they will be liberated too.

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