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  2. Betty Friedan - Wikipedia

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    Betty Friedan (/ ˈ f r iː d ən, f r iː ˈ d æ n, f r ɪ-/; [1] February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.

  3. Who was Betty Friedan? The feminist pioneer and author ... - AOL

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    Betty Friedan died of heart failure on her 85 th birthday, Feb. 4, 2006, at her home in Washington, D.C. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Feminist pioneer and author Betty Friedan ...

  4. Children of God (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Father Emilio Sandoz is a Jesuit priest who has returned to Earth and is recovering from his experiences on the planet Rakhat (detailed in The Sparrow).He believes himself to be the only survivor of a disastrous mission to Rakhat that led to a massacre of a village of herbivore Runa people by their carnivorous Jana'ata rulers, which in turn sparked a Runa revolution.

  5. Mary Joseph Rogers - Wikipedia

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    Rogers was voted to be the official leader in 1925, [4] upon which point she took the name Mother Mary Joseph. She stayed head of the Maryknoll sisters until she retired. Mother Mary Joseph espoused a belief that God was present wherever a Maryknoll is present, even if the actions taking place were not considered typical of a Catholic missionary.

  6. Born in Peoria 100 years ago, Betty Friedan now has her own ...

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    Betty Friedan, a graduate of Peoria High school, was one of the early leaders of the feminist movement of the 1960s and 70s.

  7. The Feminine Mystique - Wikipedia

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    The W. W. Norton publishing house, where Betty Friedan's work was initially circulated to be published as a book also generated some criticism. In fact an employee under the alias "L M" wrote in a two-page memo that [36] Friedan's theoretical views were "too obvious and feminine", as well as critiquing her approach by suggesting it to be ...

  8. Bella Abzug - Wikipedia

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    In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. [1] She was a leading figure in what came to be known as ecofeminism. [2] In 1970, Abzug's first campaign slogan was, "This woman's place is in the House—the House of Representatives."

  9. Maryknoll Sisters - Wikipedia

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    The institute was founded in 1912 by Mother Mary Joseph (née Mary Josephine "Mollie" Rogers), from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a graduate of Smith College (1905). [2] [3] In 1914 one of the Teresians' earliest benefactors, Julia Ward, took Rogers to Europe. They visited Our Lady of Lourdes in France and Vatican City. This was Roger's first ...