Furthermore, Friedan got involved in the women movement after suffering her own disappointed with the way women were treated in the workforce,” She took a one-year maternity leave for the birth of her first child but was fired when she asked for a second maternity leave in 1949. The couple had a third child together, while Friedan remained a housewife,” (Friedan, 2005). Her disparity and disappointment made her dissatisfied with just being a wife and a mother. Friedan is also one of the founders of The National Organization for Women (NOW) launch in 1966. Her political activism lets her fight for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
The women liberation movements were seeking political power and building coalition of female voters. By
The women liberation movements were seeking political power and building coalition of female voters. By