Famous quote by Betty Friedan

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"It is better for a woman to compete impersonally in society, as men do, than to compete for dominance in her own home with her husband, compete with her neighbors for empty status, and so smother her son that he cannot compete at all"

- Betty Friedan

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This quote is written / told by Betty Friedan between February 4, 1921 and February 4, 2006. He/she was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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