There are so many individuals that influence the eminence and variety that falls under the subject of sociology. We each were assigned an individual, whether it be a classic or contemporary sociologist, to dissect their work and portray how great of an impact they have made on history itself and sociology in general. I picked the fervent, passionate, and nonetheless ballsy, Mrs. Betty Friedan. To understand and appreciate Mrs. Betty Friedan fully, we have to look at the full outline of her life. Bettye Naomi Goldstein was born in Peoria, Illinois, on February 4th, 1921. Her life was undoubtedly filled with moments of achieved success. The young scholar received her Bachelor’s in Psychology at Smith College in 1942. Quickly after receiving that
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1947 she met husband, Carl Friedan, and became the now well-known name of Betty Friedan and throughout the fruitful marriage came 3 kids by the name of, Daniel, Jonathan, and Emily. After her child, Daniel was born in 1948, Friedan went back to work but was unsuccessful do to her termination at her job. After those failed times of work, she went back home had her second child, Jonathan in 1952, then had her final and third child Emily in 1956, and took care of the family. Being stationary at a house and doing all of the “wifely” duties made her tired but only made her wonder even more who might be able to relate to this feeling of fatigue, especially the females of the world. Gender stereotypes that comes with being a woman in the 1950s and 1960s era are staying home and which was absurd to Friedan. That was just the initial fire that inspired her first major project that would change her career forever. When Mrs. Friedan had that question of, “do other women feel this same way?”, she conducted a survey at her Alma Mater school, Smith College, on most of the women there. That research was the foundation of her book, The Feminine Mystique, which was published in …show more content…
In 1966, she co-founded the National Organization for Women, where she obtained the position as their first president. Continuing her activism she was deeply active in NARAL Pro-Choice America, in 1969, fighting for abortion rights. Joining her feminist standpoints, Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug assisted Friedan in creating the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971. As you can see, Mrs. Betty never stopped the grind on her feminist works. One book wasn’t enough to enhance the knowledge to people about the different aspects on the expansion of more liberation in women’s roles. She issued the second book named, The Second Stage, in 1982 which introduced a more modern feminist perspective compared to her first book. Finally in her 70s, she wrote her last book to portray the later stages in a woman's life in, The Fountain of Age, in 1993. Betty Friedan passed away of heart failure on February 4th, 2006. Her leading life and voice never ceased to be apologetic for the rights she fought for and the education she brought onto people about topics that never seemed to make it into the
1947 she met husband, Carl Friedan, and became the now well-known name of Betty Friedan and throughout the fruitful marriage came 3 kids by the name of, Daniel, Jonathan, and Emily. After her child, Daniel was born in 1948, Friedan went back to work but was unsuccessful do to her termination at her job. After those failed times of work, she went back home had her second child, Jonathan in 1952, then had her final and third child Emily in 1956, and took care of the family. Being stationary at a house and doing all of the “wifely” duties made her tired but only made her wonder even more who might be able to relate to this feeling of fatigue, especially the females of the world. Gender stereotypes that comes with being a woman in the 1950s and 1960s era are staying home and which was absurd to Friedan. That was just the initial fire that inspired her first major project that would change her career forever. When Mrs. Friedan had that question of, “do other women feel this same way?”, she conducted a survey at her Alma Mater school, Smith College, on most of the women there. That research was the foundation of her book, The Feminine Mystique, which was published in …show more content…
In 1966, she co-founded the National Organization for Women, where she obtained the position as their first president. Continuing her activism she was deeply active in NARAL Pro-Choice America, in 1969, fighting for abortion rights. Joining her feminist standpoints, Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug assisted Friedan in creating the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971. As you can see, Mrs. Betty never stopped the grind on her feminist works. One book wasn’t enough to enhance the knowledge to people about the different aspects on the expansion of more liberation in women’s roles. She issued the second book named, The Second Stage, in 1982 which introduced a more modern feminist perspective compared to her first book. Finally in her 70s, she wrote her last book to portray the later stages in a woman's life in, The Fountain of Age, in 1993. Betty Friedan passed away of heart failure on February 4th, 2006. Her leading life and voice never ceased to be apologetic for the rights she fought for and the education she brought onto people about topics that never seemed to make it into the