Betty Friedan

"The time is past when women could be satisfied by the role assigned to them."

"It would be a serious mistake to regard the feminine mystique as benign."

"Women must have the right to choose their own path in life."

"The problem is not with women; it is with the institutions and images that define them."

"A woman's sense of herself cannot be allowed to depend on others' approval."

"The future is female because women will finally be free to determine it."

"Women must stop seeking happiness through others and start creating it themselves."

"The mystique has made women seem less intelligent than they actually are."

"Equal opportunity for women is not a luxury; it is a necessity for society."

"A woman's greatest power lies in her ability to think for herself."

"The role of housewife was invented to keep women out of the workplace."

"Women who lose themselves in others lose the possibility of ever finding themselves."

"The problem is that women have been taught to live for others."

"Women must reclaim their right to define their own identities."

"A woman cannot be happy if she denies her own humanity."

"The feminine mystique has made women into objects of consumption rather than subjects of their own lives."

"Women's liberation is not about becoming like men; it is about becoming fully human."

"The education system must be reformed to prepare women as well as men for full participation in society."

"A woman who pursues her own goals is not selfish; she is healthy."

"The time for women to speak their truth has finally come."

"Women must be willing to take risks in order to achieve their dreams."

"The problem that has no name is the gap between the image and the reality of women's lives."

"A woman's identity cannot be borrowed from a man; it must be created by herself."

"The future belongs to women who have the courage to embrace their full potential."

"Women must stop accepting the crumbs and demand the whole loaf."

"The feminine mystique is a prison that women have not yet realized they are in."

"A woman who knows her own mind is a threat to those who would control her."

"The solution to the problem is not to go backward but to go forward with women's full humanity."

"Women must refuse to be satisfied with half measures in the pursuit of equality."

"The time has come for women to be the authors of their own stories."