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Life So Far: A Memoir

  • Jun 25, 2021
  • Betty Friedan
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Life So Far A Memoir In Life So Far Friedan takes us on an intimate journey throughout her own life from her lonely childhood to the founding of Now and her brilliant contentious and brave leadership of the movement

  • Title: Life So Far: A Memoir
  • Author: Betty Friedan
  • ISBN: 9780743200240
  • Page: 380
  • Format: Paperback

    • In Life So Far, Friedan takes us on an intimate journey throughout her own life, from her lonely childhood to the founding of Now, and her brilliant, contentious, and brave leadership of the movement.Friedan chronicles the secret underground of women in Washington in the early sixties who drafted her to spearhead an NAACP for women, and the daring of many who spoke out aIn Life So Far, Friedan takes us on an intimate journey throughout her own life, from her lonely childhood to the founding of Now, and her brilliant, contentious, and brave leadership of the movement.Friedan chronicles the secret underground of women in Washington in the early sixties who drafted her to spearhead an NAACP for women, and the daring of many who spoke out against discrimination for the first time She recounts the political infighting and dirty tricks within the movement, and the forces that tried to destroy it, and how hard she fought to keep the movement practical and free of extremism, including man hating Friedan is frank about her twenty two year marriage to an advertising entrepreneur, which deteriorated into physical abuse.Forthright, full of stories and larger than life characters, it is the scope of Friedan s vision and achievements that make her memoir so important and compelling In Life So Far, an account only she could have written, Friedan spares neither herself nor anyone else.

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    About "Betty Friedan"

    1. Betty Friedan

      Betty Friedan was an American feminist, activist and writer, best known for starting what is commonly known as the Second Wave of feminism through the writing of her book The Feminine Mystique.

    311 Comments

    1. Really interesting read. Its always hard to see the humanity of one of your idols. I was surprised by both Friedan's nonchalance regarding her husbands long term physical abuse and her admitted homophobia within the woman's movement she helped launch. I enjoyed getting a front row seat from her perspective from some of the major moments in women's herstory. I cried when I recognized the name Shirley Johnson, one of my econ prof's at Vassar, as a woman who shared a commune with Betty in the 70's. [...]

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    2. I learned so much about the women's liberation movement, and greatly enjoyed Betty Friedan's writing style. A great book to remind yourself how far women have come, and how far they have to go.

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    4. A fascinating account of the women's movement, from the woman who started it all. It's amazing how much truly has changed in the last half century, and how much impact one person can have on the world. Friedan admits regrets, explains aspects of her life and work that she thinks are often misunderstood, and throws in a good deal about her sex life (including many affairs with married men) to boot. She's thoughtful but matter-of-fact, and unapologetic in that she knows she always did what she tho [...]

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    5. I loved reading this book, it made me remember the thrill of reading "The Feminine Mystique" many years ago. Betty has guided my life, rest her soul. This is a memoir, but deals with the same issues.

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    6. Autobiography of Betty Friedan, one of the founders of the modern feminist movement. I lightly skimmed parts of it. It contains some juicy tidbits concerning an affair she carried out for 10 years with David Manning White, my uncle.

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    10. I didn't think I would like this book but I ended up loving it. It's very inspirational and tells great stories about the time period in history.

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    11. An amazing woman and an amazing life. Who would have thought someone this strong and influential would be caught up in domestic violence?

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    12. Friedan's portrayal of casual (and not so casual) sexism is so relatable. Her warm recounting of her life and ideas makes the whole issue less polarizing and "radical". Loved the writing.

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