Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan
ISBN-10
1555466532
ISBN-13
9781555466534
Series
Betty Friedan
Category
Social Science
Pages
102
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub
Author
Justine Blau

Description

A biography of the author of "The Feminine Mystique" who helped found the National Organization for Women in 1966.

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