Friedan, Betty
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| Works: | 322 works in 1,042 publications in 17 languages and 32,777 library holdings |
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Most widely held works about
Betty Friedan
- It changed my life : writings on the women's movement by Betty Friedan( Book )
- Life so far by Betty Friedan( Book )
- 100 most important women of the 20th century by Ladies' home journal( Book )
- The sisterhood : the true story of the women who changed the world by Marcia Cohen( Book )
- Betty Friedan : a voice for women's rights by Milton Meltzer( Book )
- American dreams and Nazi nightmares : early Holocaust consciousness and liberal America, 1957-1965 by Kirsten Lise Fermaglich( Book )
- Betty Friedan by Justine Blau( Book )
- Interviews with Betty Friedan by Betty Friedan( Book )
- Betty Friedan : voice for women's rights, advocate of human rights by Susan Taylor-Boyd( Book )
- Betty Friedan : the personal is political by Susan Oliver( Book )
- Betty Friedan, fighter for women's rights by Sondra Henry( Book )
- Woman's work : the story of Betty Friedan by Lisa Frederiksen Bohannon( Book )
- Stories of women in the 1960s : fighting for freedom by Cath Senker( Book )
- Women who act tough( Visual )
- A history of women's achievement in America( Visual )
- Writing feminist lives : the biographical battles over Betty Friedan, Germaine Greer, Gloria Steinem, and Simone de Beauvoir by Malin Lidström Brock( Book )
- Das hat mein Leben verändert; Beiträge und Reflexionen zur Frauenbewegung by Betty Friedan( Book )
- Betty Friedan( )
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Most widely held works by
Betty Friedan
The feminine mystique by
Betty Friedan(
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368 editions published between 1963 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 8,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Landmark, groundbreaking, classic?these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of the feminist movement, and has been awakening women and men with its insights into social relations, which still remain fresh, ever since. --publisher
368 editions published between 1963 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 8,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Landmark, groundbreaking, classic?these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of the feminist movement, and has been awakening women and men with its insights into social relations, which still remain fresh, ever since. --publisher
The fountain of age by
Betty Friedan(
Book
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63 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in 10 languages and held by 3,470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1963, Betty Friedan's transcendent work, The Feminine Mystique, changed forever the way women thought about themselves and the way society thought about women. In 1993, with The Fountain of Age, Friedan changes forever the way all of us, men and women, think about ourselves as we grow older and the way society thinks about aging. Struggling to hold on to the illusion of youth, we have denied the reality and evaded the new triumphs of growing older. We have seen age only as decline. In this powerful and very personal book, which may prove even more liberating than The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan charts her own voyage of discovery, and that of others, into a different kind of aging
63 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in 10 languages and held by 3,470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1963, Betty Friedan's transcendent work, The Feminine Mystique, changed forever the way women thought about themselves and the way society thought about women. In 1993, with The Fountain of Age, Friedan changes forever the way all of us, men and women, think about ourselves as we grow older and the way society thinks about aging. Struggling to hold on to the illusion of youth, we have denied the reality and evaded the new triumphs of growing older. We have seen age only as decline. In this powerful and very personal book, which may prove even more liberating than The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan charts her own voyage of discovery, and that of others, into a different kind of aging
The second stage by
Betty Friedan(
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46 editions published between 1981 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 2,998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Warning the women's movement against dissolving into factionalism, male-bashing, and preoccupation with sexual and identity politics rather than bottom-line political and economic inequalities, Friedan argues that once past the initial phases of describing and working against political and economic injustices, the women's movement should focus on working with men to remake private and public arrangements that work against full lives with children for women and men both. Friedan's agenda to preserve families is far more radical than it appears, for she argues that a truly equitable preservation of marriage and family may require a reorganization of many aspects of conventional middle-class life, from the greater use of flex time and job-sharing, to company-sponsored daycare, to new home designs to permit communal housekeeping and cooking arrangements
46 editions published between 1981 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 2,998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Warning the women's movement against dissolving into factionalism, male-bashing, and preoccupation with sexual and identity politics rather than bottom-line political and economic inequalities, Friedan argues that once past the initial phases of describing and working against political and economic injustices, the women's movement should focus on working with men to remake private and public arrangements that work against full lives with children for women and men both. Friedan's agenda to preserve families is far more radical than it appears, for she argues that a truly equitable preservation of marriage and family may require a reorganization of many aspects of conventional middle-class life, from the greater use of flex time and job-sharing, to company-sponsored daycare, to new home designs to permit communal housekeeping and cooking arrangements
Beyond gender : the new politics of work and family by
Betty Friedan(
Book
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11 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 922 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As the author of The Feminine Mystique and head of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan helped spark a movement that revolutionized the fight for equal rights and opportunities for women. Now, in Beyond Gender, Friedan argues that the old solutions no longer work. The time has come, she contends, for women and men to move forward from identity politics and gender-based, single-issue political activism. Without yielding on particular women's issues, she calls for a "paradigm shift"--A transformation of the intellectual and political structure within which those issues are viewed. Friedan's "new paradigm" embraces the entire world of work, family, and community, where some of the most crucial questions of 1990s America have been raised. To explore them, Friedan initiated a conversation among policy experts, scholars, corporate and labor leaders, journalists, and political thinkers. Guiding their conversation with her own reflections, Friedan explores the social anxiety caused by corporate downsizing and displacement of middle-aged male employees - including the impact on working wives who suddenly become their family's sole provider. She confronts the expansion of part-time and temporary work due to outsourcing, which disproportionately affects women workers. She describes the loss of community life and community space in the fast-paced, consumption-oriented suburbs. And she discusses the breakdown of family structure in many parts of American society
11 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 922 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As the author of The Feminine Mystique and head of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan helped spark a movement that revolutionized the fight for equal rights and opportunities for women. Now, in Beyond Gender, Friedan argues that the old solutions no longer work. The time has come, she contends, for women and men to move forward from identity politics and gender-based, single-issue political activism. Without yielding on particular women's issues, she calls for a "paradigm shift"--A transformation of the intellectual and political structure within which those issues are viewed. Friedan's "new paradigm" embraces the entire world of work, family, and community, where some of the most crucial questions of 1990s America have been raised. To explore them, Friedan initiated a conversation among policy experts, scholars, corporate and labor leaders, journalists, and political thinkers. Guiding their conversation with her own reflections, Friedan explores the social anxiety caused by corporate downsizing and displacement of middle-aged male employees - including the impact on working wives who suddenly become their family's sole provider. She confronts the expansion of part-time and temporary work due to outsourcing, which disproportionately affects women workers. She describes the loss of community life and community space in the fast-paced, consumption-oriented suburbs. And she discusses the breakdown of family structure in many parts of American society
Sisters of '77(
Visual
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Uses interviews and archival footage to examine the first National Women's Conference, held in Houston, TX in 1977, and the debates held there over issues including reproductive freedom, sexual preferences, and minority rights
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Uses interviews and archival footage to examine the first National Women's Conference, held in Houston, TX in 1977, and the debates held there over issues including reproductive freedom, sexual preferences, and minority rights
The feminine mystique : contexts, the scholarship on the Feminine mystique by
Betty Friedan(
Book
)
3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women's lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic--these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women's confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and 60 percent of women students dropped out of college to marry, Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives. Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. This 50th-anniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins."--Publisher's website
3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women's lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic--these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women's confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and 60 percent of women students dropped out of college to marry, Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives. Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. This 50th-anniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins."--Publisher's website
The feminine mystique by
Betty Friedan(
Recording
)
16 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this groundbreaking classic, Betty Friedan analyzes the problems that still plague women as they struggle to redefine their roles in the house and in the work place
16 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this groundbreaking classic, Betty Friedan analyzes the problems that still plague women as they struggle to redefine their roles in the house and in the work place
The fountain of age by
Betty Friedan(
Recording
)
6 editions published between 1993 and 2014 in English and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Redefines how we think about ourselves as we grow older and how society thinks about aging. Drawing on a solid body of startling but little-known scientific evidence, Friedan demolishes the constraining old myths and offers compelling alternatives for a different kind of aging--a time for discovering new possibilites of intimacy, purpose, and adventure
6 editions published between 1993 and 2014 in English and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Redefines how we think about ourselves as we grow older and how society thinks about aging. Drawing on a solid body of startling but little-known scientific evidence, Friedan demolishes the constraining old myths and offers compelling alternatives for a different kind of aging--a time for discovering new possibilites of intimacy, purpose, and adventure
Seneca reflections : 150 years of woman's rights(
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At the 150th anniversary of the First Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, participants were asked to put the 1848 convention in perspective for a contemporary audience. This is a rare tribute to the remarkable women, past and present, whose lives have furthered the cause of women's rights. Includes the voices of Betty Friedan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Donna Shalala, Sally Roesch Wagner, Judy Wellman, Coline Jenkins-Sahlin, and Karen Staser
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At the 150th anniversary of the First Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, participants were asked to put the 1848 convention in perspective for a contemporary audience. This is a rare tribute to the remarkable women, past and present, whose lives have furthered the cause of women's rights. Includes the voices of Betty Friedan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Donna Shalala, Sally Roesch Wagner, Judy Wellman, Coline Jenkins-Sahlin, and Karen Staser
Feminist : Stories from Women's Liberation(
Visual
)
4 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This documentary film tells the story of the women's liberation movement from the years 1963-1970. It explorers the details of the feminist revolution and connects the controversy around "feminism" with our incomplete memory of what really happened. Feminists interviewed include, Betty Friedan, Robin Morgan, Eleanor Smeal, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and many others
4 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This documentary film tells the story of the women's liberation movement from the years 1963-1970. It explorers the details of the feminist revolution and connects the controversy around "feminism" with our incomplete memory of what really happened. Feminists interviewed include, Betty Friedan, Robin Morgan, Eleanor Smeal, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and many others
It changed my life : writings on the women's movement by
Betty Friedan(
Book
)
31 editions published between 1975 and 1998 in English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique was published in 1963, the modern women's movement was born, her blunt and passionate words breaking through the veils of conventional thought that had shrouded women's inequality. Rarely has one woman, through writings, speeches, and personal leadership, been the catalyst for so much sweeping social change in America. As women of all ages have written her ever since: "It changed my life!" This book intertwines Friedan's most famous speeches and articles, never before collected, with personal memories; but even more, as recent events have forced her to reevaluate her own experience, it contains dramatic new writing that illuminates the history she herself helped make, giving new insights and raising new questions.--From publisher description
31 editions published between 1975 and 1998 in English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique was published in 1963, the modern women's movement was born, her blunt and passionate words breaking through the veils of conventional thought that had shrouded women's inequality. Rarely has one woman, through writings, speeches, and personal leadership, been the catalyst for so much sweeping social change in America. As women of all ages have written her ever since: "It changed my life!" This book intertwines Friedan's most famous speeches and articles, never before collected, with personal memories; but even more, as recent events have forced her to reevaluate her own experience, it contains dramatic new writing that illuminates the history she herself helped make, giving new insights and raising new questions.--From publisher description
A century of women(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First of three programs in a series that tells the story of women in the 20th century--how they lived, loved, worked, played, and changed the course of American history. This program deals with the struggle of women trying to balance work, marriage and motherhood. For many women in the early 1900s, the balancing act of labor and love was a matter of life or death. Presents stories of women as wives, mothers, and workers, from the founders of the PTA to the early union leaders and First Ladies. Includes comments by Betty Friedan and Congresswoman Pat Schroeder
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First of three programs in a series that tells the story of women in the 20th century--how they lived, loved, worked, played, and changed the course of American history. This program deals with the struggle of women trying to balance work, marriage and motherhood. For many women in the early 1900s, the balancing act of labor and love was a matter of life or death. Presents stories of women as wives, mothers, and workers, from the founders of the PTA to the early union leaders and First Ladies. Includes comments by Betty Friedan and Congresswoman Pat Schroeder
These Vital Years : a Conversation with Betty Friedan at 76(
Visual
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5 editions published between 1994 and 2000 in English and held by 66 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Betty Friedan, author and feminist leader, talks about aging
5 editions published between 1994 and 2000 in English and held by 66 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Betty Friedan, author and feminist leader, talks about aging
Femmes : le second souffle by
Betty Friedan(
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2 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in French and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essai-réflexion d'une féministe américaine très active. Elle fait le point sur l'action des mouvements féministes, elle analyse les inquiétudes, les déceptions, les tiraillements rapportés par certaines femmes qui ont vécu une lutte de libération. Elle suggère aux femmes de redéfinir leurs rapports entre le personnel et le politique, entre leur vécu quotidien et leurs aspirations
2 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in French and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essai-réflexion d'une féministe américaine très active. Elle fait le point sur l'action des mouvements féministes, elle analyse les inquiétudes, les déceptions, les tiraillements rapportés par certaines femmes qui ont vécu une lutte de libération. Elle suggère aux femmes de redéfinir leurs rapports entre le personnel et le politique, entre leur vécu quotidien et leurs aspirations
Les femmes à la recherche d'une quatrième dimension by
Betty Friedan(
Book
)
9 editions published between 1960 and 1969 in French and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1960 and 1969 in French and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Some American feminists(
Visual
)
6 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Interviews and newsreel footage place the American feminist movement in an historical perspective. Six of the women who gave impetus to the movement discuss those issues that most concern them
6 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Interviews and newsreel footage place the American feminist movement in an historical perspective. Six of the women who gave impetus to the movement discuss those issues that most concern them
The feminine mystique : annotated text, contexts, scholarship by
Betty Friedan(
Book
)
3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women's lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic--these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women's confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and 60 percent of women students dropped out of college to marry, Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives. Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. This 50th-anniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins."--Publisher's website
3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women's lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic--these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women's confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and 60 percent of women students dropped out of college to marry, Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives. Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. This 50th-anniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins."--Publisher's website
Der zweite Schritt : e. neues feminist. Manifest by
Betty Friedan(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1982 in German and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1982 in German and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Das hat mein Leben verändert; Beiträge und Reflexionen zur Frauenbewegung by
Betty Friedan(
Book
)
5 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in German and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1977 and 1982 in German and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Life so far by
Betty Friedan(
Book
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7 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Den amerikanske feminist Betty Friedan (f. 1921) beretter om sit liv
7 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Den amerikanske feminist Betty Friedan (f. 1921) beretter om sit liv
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Beti Fridan
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan Amerikaans journaliste
Betty Friedan attivista statunitense
Betty Friedan féministe américaine
Betty Friedan Teórica y activista feminista estadounidense
Betty Friedan US-amerikanische Feministin und Publizistin
Betty Friedanová
Friedan, B. 1921-2006
Friedan, Beatrice
Friedan, Betty
Friedan, Betty Naomi.
Goldstein, Bettye
Goldstein Bettye 1921-2006
Goldstein, Bettye Naomi
Goldstein Bettye Naomi 1921-2006
Goldstein, Elizabeth Naomi.
Goldstein Elizabeth Naomi 1921-2006
Μπέτυ Φρίνταν
Бети Фридан
Фридан, Бетти
בטי פרידן
بتی فریدان ژورنالیست و نویسنده آمریکایی
بيتي فريدان
பெட்டி ஃப்ரீடன்
ബെറ്റി ഫ്രീഡൻ
베티 프리단
프라이던, B 1921-2006
프라이던, 베티 1921-2006
프리단, 베티 1921-2006
프리전, 베티 1921-2006
フリーダン, ベティ
ベティ・フリーダン
貝蒂·傅瑞丹
贝蒂·弗里丹
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