Friedan
betty (naomi goldstein) [gohld-steen] /ˈgoʊld stin/ (show ipa), 1921–2006, u.s. women’s-rights leader and writer.
contemporary examples
bookforum called it “a book of rigor and undeceiving, one worthy of friedan’s tradition.”
this week’s hot reads the daily beast january 20, 2011
friedan, gloria steinem, shirley chisholm and others started the national organization for women and ms. magazine.
whither the women’s movement? judith barnett july 18, 2014
noun
betty. 1921–2006, us feminist, founder and first president (1966–70) of the national organization for women. her books include the feminine mystique (1963), the second stage (1982), and the fountain of life (1993)
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- Niebuhr
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- Galuppi
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- Gates
horatio, 1728–1806, american revolutionary general, born in england. william (“bill”) born 1956, u.s. entrepreneur. a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure. an opening permitting p-ssage through an enclosure. a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance […]