Betty Friedan
1. Introduction
Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921 as Bettye Naomi Goldstein in Peroria, Illinois. Betty was very important to me and all women because in 1963, she published The Feminine Mystique., in the book she questioned the idea of women finding fulfillment beyond traditional roles. 1966 She co-founded the National Organization for Women. He was the first president of the organization. She went on to learning and exploring women and the roles they play throughout her life time. Through those years she also published The Second Stage in 1982and The Fountain of Age in 1993. Betty died of heart failure on February 4, 2006, in Washington, D.C.
2. Family and Childhood
She attended Smith College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1942 in psychology. She was given a fellowship to study at the University of California, Berkeley, She applied to all the good women's colleges - Smith, Vassar, Wellesley, Radcliffe, but choose Smith