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April 28, 2010

Betty Friedan

These days we are talking about gender differences and inequalities. Today, we'll listen to a radio program about Betty Friedan. She connected with women's deep frustration at being confined to the roles of wife and mother, which she described as "the problem that has no name". She died in 2006.
Note: this material was designed by the teachers at Villalba EOI.

Questions:

0. The things that Betty Friedan said in the 1960’s seem to be UNREMARKABLE now.
1. Betty Friedan campaigned for ____________ __________ and job adverts that didn’t specify the sex of the person sought. (at least 2 things)
2. Betty Friedan’s ideas were seen by many Americans as ____________.
3. America expected its women to be fulfilled by ____________.
4. Betty Friedan became a ____________.
5. In the 1970’s she ____________.

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