Betty Friedan

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They were both controlling. Miriam dominated Betty, and Betty resented it a great deal. In her early years, Betty tried to measure herself to her mother and would always fall short. It took her a few years to realize that the perfect image of motherhood, along with beauty, talent, and strength, was only a façade, and something she never wanted to be. From there, she told herself that she would be more than a wife and mother.
Betty was eight years old when the depression hit. The Goldstein's were never poor, but all the little luxuries had to be done away with. Harry and Miriam would often argue in the middle of the night over expenses. Battlefields at the dinner table, where Harry would pound his fist on the table and storm out of the room set the mood for many of Betty's later battles in the women's movement. This also led to Betty's discomfort with money matters.
Betty had many immediate friends throughout her youth. She was also a mischievous child. She would start ...

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