Betty Friedan, born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois,
attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She finished her studies
in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California
at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and
worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers.
In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child,
the first of three. When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she
was dismissed from her job at the newspaper. After that she worked as an
independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attempts
to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of w omen.
In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National
Organization for Women. She served as its first president. She led campaigns to
end unfair treatment of women seeking jobs. She wanted women to take part in
social and political change. Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration(游行) in New York City for women’s rights. Demonstrations were also held in other
cities.
In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called “The Second
Stage” about the condition of the women’s movement. Friedan wrote that the time
for huge demonstrations and other such events had passed. She urged the
movement to try to increase its influence on American political life. Some
younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative.
Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered
the mother of modern women’s liberation movement. Betty Friedan once told a
television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: “She helps make women feel
better about being women.”
1.According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job
because .
A. she was
pregnant B.
she got married
C. her editors didn’t like her D.
she was too independent
2.Betty led a huge demonstration
to .
A. fight against the government
B. fight for women’s rights
C. take part in political life
D. get support from the government
3.The book“The Second
Stage”
.
A. was popular among young women readers
B. thought highly of those huge demonstrations
C. was about the condition of the women’s movement
then
D. decreased the movement’s influence on American
political life
4.Fr om the last paragraph, we know
that .
A. Betty help ed women live better
B. Betty wanted to be remembered forever
C. Betty thought it better to be a woman
D. the television reporter knew Betty well
