Betty Friedan Quotes

I'm pretty sure that changing diapers of all sizes isn't the kind of women's work Betty Friedan had in mind, nor Linda…

— Sandra Tsing Loh

“No woman gets an orgasm from shining the kitchen floor.” ~ Betty Friedan”

— Anonymous

'The Feminine Mystique' goads me to gratitude that, thanks to forerunners like Betty Friedan, I've had the opportunity to pursue a career.

— Lionel Shriver

I've been reading The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, which is obviously very dated now but still relevant. It's so interesting to…

— Rose Byrne

My generation of bossy, confident, baby-boom women were something brand new in history. Our energy and assertiveness weren't created by Betty Friedan,…

— Camille Paglia

“Two lines from the book (The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan) remained wedged in her memory "It is easier to live through…

— Randy Susan Meyers

For a while they wore suits or pants suits, and pants suits are kind of a women's appropriation of male costume, work…

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

“The contagion of rights-consciousness especially attracted women, who grew more politically engaged than they had been since the achievement of women's suffrage…

— James T. Patterson

“On my desk is an appeal from the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. It asks me to become a…

— Christopher Hitchens

“To review briefly, in the late 1960s, men got paid more than women (usually double) for doing the exact same job. Women…

— Susan J. Douglas

“What if, Elliott suggested, The Stepford Wives was more than just about housewifely ennui but also about the alienation and unending tedium…

— Carina Chocano