Betty Friedan Quotes (0+)

Enjoy the best Betty Friedan Quotes. Quotations by Betty Friedan (American feminist writer and activist)
Feb 04, 1921 - Feb 04, 2006

Getting older is an adventure, not a problem.

You can show more of the reality of yourself instead of hiding behind a mask.

Chosen motherhood is the real liberation.

A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex.

The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before.

Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves.

Who knows what women can be when they are finally free to become themselves?

It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself.

Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

No woman gets an orgasm from shining the kitchen floor.

It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself

It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

Betty Friedan

About the Author

Betty Friedan was a leading figure in the American women's movement. Her 1963 book 'The Feminine Mystique' is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism. She co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW).