“The only way for a woman, or a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own. There is no other way.” – Betty Friedan It’s been fifty years si…

Feb. 19, 1963: Betty Friedan’s 'The Feminine Mystique' is published

In 1963 Betty Friedan published a groundbreaking work that empowered a generation of women. With World War II over, women who had been working were told to find fulfillment at home. "The moment was so pregnant and ready for an explosion," says New York Times columnist Gail Collins.

The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, on February 17, 1963, is often cited as the founding moment of second-wave femin

Friedan was indispensable to second-wave feminism. And yet she was difficult to like.

Who is Betty Friedan ’42? True Story of Her Career, Activism, and What Mrs. America Gets Right

This month, as you all know, we're celebrating women's history and, this week, I'm focusing on the movers and shakers of the second-wave feminist movement. So we can't forget the godmother of the movement (well, in the eyes of some women), Betty Friedan. And y'all know this book inspired me to take my first book of short stories and rework them into Lessons From My Mother's Life (link to the book is in the blog post if you want more information).