A woman is handicapped by her sex, and handicaps society, e… - Betty Friedan

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A woman is handicapped by her sex, and handicaps society, either by slavishly copying the pattern of man’s advance in the professions, or by refusing to compete with man at all.

Betty Friedan

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Betty Friedan (4 February 1921 – 4 February 2006) was an American "second-wave" feminist best known for The Feminine Mystique, a critique of women's role as stay-at-home mothers.

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Alternative Names: Betty Naomi Goldstein • Bettye Naomi Goldstein • Betty Naomi Friedan

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