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(1921-2006) Writer. Betty Friedan was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1921, and died in Washington, District of Columbia in 2006. Prior to her marriage in 1947, she lived and worked in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. She and her husband, Carl Friedan, moved to Rockland County, New York. Betty Friedan was the founder of the National Organization for Women.

Full Name

Betty Naomi Goldstein Friedan

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1921

BIRTH

Betty Friedan was born Bettye Naomi Goldstein in Peoria, Illinois, on February 4, 1921.

1946

RESIDENCE

Prior to her marriage, Betty Friedan lived and worked in Greenwich Village, New York, New York.

1947

RESIDENCE

Betty Friedan married Carl Friedan in 1947. They moved to Rockland County, New York.

1963

LITWORK

The Feminine Mystique
W. W. Norton
0-393-32257-2
Nonfiction.

1976

LITWORK

It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement
Random House

Nonfiction.

1981

LITWORK

The Second Stage
Simon & Schuster
9780671410346 / 978-0671410346
Nonfiction.

1993

LITWORK

The Fountain of Age
Simon & Schuster
0671400274 / 978-0671400279
Nonfiction.

1997

LITWORK

Beyond Gender: The New Politics of Work and Family
Woodrow Wilson Center Press
0943875846 / 978-0943875842
Nonfiction.

2000

LITWORK

Life So Far
Simon & Schuster
0684807890 / 978-0684807898
Nonfiction.

2006

DEATH

Betty Friedan died in Washington, District of Columbia, on February 4, 2006.

2006

INTERMENT

Betty Friedan is buried in the Sag Harbor Jewish Cemetery in Sag Harbor, New York.

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