Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan 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. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men.”

4 February 1921

Born on the same birth date (4 February 1921): Lotfi A. Zadeh

Born on the same birth day (4 February): Cam'ron • Dennis C. Blair • Jerry Adler • Julian Bell • Letitia Dunbar-Harrison • Lodovico Lazzarelli • Lotfi A. Zadeh • Mienoumi Tsuyoshi • Oliver Ames (governor) • Ron Rangi • Russell Hoban

Born in the same month (February 1921): Abe Vigoda • Aung Khin • Barney Danson • Bob Scott (rugby) • Buddy Rogers (wrestler) • Carl N. Degler • Jean-Bédel Bokassa • Jeanne Demessieux • John Galbraith Graham • Ken Adam • Lana Turner • Nexhmije Hoxha • Norman C. Deno • Patricia Robins • Richard T. Whitcomb