R. I. P. Betty Friedan, author

onclick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview (’/outbound/www.cnn.com’);”>CNN.com - Betty Friedan, philosopher of modern-day feminism, dies - Feb 4, 2006
Betty Friedan, whose manifesto “The Feminine Mystique” became a best seller in the 1960s and laid the groundwork for the modern feminist movement, died Saturday, her birthday. She was 85.

Sometimes a person’s subsequent fame as a public figure unjustly obscures her merit as an author of books.

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