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Betty Friedan

1921 - 2006

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Betty Friedan (; 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 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men." In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, the 50th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. The national strike was successful beyond expectations in broadening the feminist movement; the march led by Friedan in New York City alone attracted over 50,000 people. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Friedan is the 1,527th most popular writer (up from 1,794th in 2019), the 2,223rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,262nd in 2019) and the 180th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Betty Friedan ranks 1,527 out of 7,302. Before her are Jules Laforgue, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Georgi Markov, Károly Kerényi, Kristijonas Donelaitis, and Erich Segal. After her are Alphonse Allais, Khaqani, Qiu Chuji, Per Olov Enquist, Ausiàs March, and Osvaldo Moles.

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Among people born in 1921, Betty Friedan ranks 104. Before her are Françoise Gilot, Dirk Bogarde, Raymond Goethals, Herta Bothe, Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, and Maurice Richard. After her are Nino Manfredi, Leonardo Sciascia, Mary Douglas, Ben Bradlee, Jaroslav Drobný, and Hannah Szenes. Among people deceased in 2006, Betty Friedan ranks 78. Before her are Rudolf Vrba, Rajkumar, Lillian Asplund, Paul Marcinkus, W. Montgomery Watt, and Milan Babić. After her are Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Ferenc Bene, Lars Korvald, Gillo Pontecorvo, and Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Friedan ranks 2,223 out of 20,380. Before her are Wes Anderson (1969), Shirley Fry (1927), Erich Segal (1937), Serena Williams (1981), Jennifer Garner (1972), and John List (1925). After her are Robert F. Engle (1942), Jack Kemp (1935), Josephine Chaplin (1949), Floyd Patterson (1935), Carole King (1942), and Sabrina Carpenter (1999).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Betty Friedan ranks 180. Before her are Gore Vidal (1925), Thornton Wilder (1897), Fredric Jameson (1934), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Ken Kesey (1935), and Erich Segal (1937). After her are Hunter S. Thompson (1937), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Solomon Northup (1808), Flannery O'Connor (1925), Don DeLillo (1936), and Ken Wilber (1949).

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