Table of Contents

Introduction, 1998 Introduction Consciousness Breaking Through the Feminine Mystique The Way We Were--1949 (1974) Angry Letters, Relieved Letters (1963) Woman: The Fourth Dimension (1964) Television and the Feminine Mystique (1964) The Crisis in Women's Identity (1964) The Actions Organizing the Women's Movement for Equality NOW Statement of Purpose (1966) "The First Year": The President's Report to NOW 1967 "Our Revolution Is Unique": Excerpt from the President's Report to NOW, 1968 "Tokenism and the Pseudo-Radical Copout" (1969) Abortion: A Woman's Civil Right (1969) Judge Carswell and the "Sex Plus" Doctrine (1970) Call to Women's Strike for Equality (1970) Strike Day, August 26th, 1970 Critique of Sexual Politics (1970) "The Next Step": The National Women's Political Caucus (1971) Betty Friedan's Notebook Struggling for Personal Truth (1971-1973) Transcending Polarities New Power in the World Madame Prime Minister (1966) A Visit with Pope Paul (1974) A Dialogue with Simone de Beauvoir (1975) The Crises of Divorce (1974) An Open Letter to True Men (1974) Scary Doings in Mexico City (1975) An Open Letter to the Women's Movement--1976 Afterwords Afterword to "The National Women's Political Caucus" Afterword to "Madame Prime Minister" Afterword to "A Visit with Pope Paul" Afterword to "Scary Doings in Mexico City" Afterword to "An Open Letter to the Women's Movement--1976"

About the Author

Betty Friedan was a founder and first president of the National Organization for Women and convener of the National Women's Political Caucus and the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). She was author of The Feminine Mystique and The Fountain of Age.

Reviews

Betty Friedan has been and remains a bridge between conservative and radical elements in feminism, and an ardent advocate of harmony and human values. -- Marilyn French * Esquire *
'It Changed My Life' is a series of essays amounting to a thoughtful first-person history of the nascent feminist movement in the 1950s and '60s... [It is] perfect for mothers to give to daughters who 'don't get' feminism. -- H. J. Kirchhoff * Globe and Mail *