Women's History Month: Biography - FB - Betty Friedan - Modern Women's Rights Activist - ERA champion

ListenAndReadAlong: Biography - FB - Betty Friedan - Modern Women's Rights Activist - ERA champion

Betty Friedan, 1921-2006: A Leader in the Modern Women's Rights Movement

I'm Faith Lapidus. And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Betty Friedan. She was a powerful activist for the rights of women.

Betty Friedan is often called the mother of the modern women's liberation movement. Her famous book, "The Feminine Mystique," changed America. Some people say it changed the world. It has been called one of the most influential nonfiction books of the twentieth century. (read more)

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