Betty Friedan and America’s forgotten feminists
Two new books aim to refresh a movement’s collective memory
Ask an enlightened twenty-something of either sex if he or she is a feminist, and you may get a resounding “Yes!” Ask this feminist to name someone famous for being a feminist, and you will draw a blank stare. Feminism is hotter than ever, but the women who created modern feminism are often forgotten.
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