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When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.
Betty Friedan
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Betty Friedan
Age: 85 †
Born: 1921
Born: February 4
Died: 2006
Died: February 6
Feminist
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Psychologist
Sociologist
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Peoria
Illinois
Betty Naomi Goldstein
Bettye Naomi Goldstein
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