List of Famous people with last name Friedan

Betty Friedan

First Name Betty

Last Name Friedan

Born on February 4, 1921

Died on February 4, 2006 (aged 85)

Born in United States of America, Illinois

Betty Friedan 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".

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Daniel Friedan

First Name Daniel

Last Name Friedan

Born on October 3, 1948 (age 77)

Born in United States of America, New York

Daniel Harry Friedan is an American theoretical physicist and one of three children of the feminist author and activist Betty Friedan. He is a professor at Rutgers University.

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