BETTY FRIEDAN: MAGNIFICIENT DISRUPTER

Rachel Shteir's new book , paints a new portrait of the author and activist acclaimed as the mother of second-wave feminism. Friedan, the pathbreaking author of , was powerful and polarizing. In this biography, the first in more than twenty years, Rachel Shteir draws on Friedan’s papers and on interviews with family, colleagues, and friends to create a nuanced portrait.Betty Friedan: Magnificent DisrupterThe Feminine Mystique

Friedan, born Bettye Naomi Goldstein, chafed at society’s restrictions from a young age. As a journalist she covered racism, sexism, labor, class inequality, and anti-Semitism. As a wife and mother, she struggled to balance her work and homemaking. Her malaise as a housewife and her research into the feelings of other women resulted in  (1963), which made her a celebrity. Using her influence, Friedan cofounded the National Organization for Women, the National Women’s Political Caucus, and the National Association to Repeal Abortion Laws. She fought for the Equal Rights Amendment, universal childcare, and workplace protections for mothers, but she disagreed with the women’s liberation movement over “sexual politics.”The Feminine Mystique

Shteir considers how Friedan’s Judaism was essential to her feminism, presenting a new Friedan for a new era.

is an award-winning essayist, writer, and critic, and is head of the Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Program at the Theatre School at DePaul University. She is the author of , , and . She lives in Chicago, IL.Rachel ShteirStriptease: The Untold History of the Girlie ShowGypsy: The Art of the TeaseThe Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting

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