Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves. - Betty Friedan

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Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves.

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About Betty Friedan

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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