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"It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question 'who am I' except the voice inside herself."

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About Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan was an American writer and feminist activist whose book The Feminine Mystique helped spark second-wave feminism in the United States. She co-founded major advocacy organizations including the National Organization for Women.

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