Writer & activist
Betty Friedan
The Feminine Mystique named the problem that has no name in 1963 and started second wave feminism in America. She co-founded the National Organization for Women.
Betty Friedan was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men."
- Born
- 1921-02-04, Peoria, Illinois, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2006-02-04, Washington, D.C., USAA Saturday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1921-02-04, Peoria, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 15°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 28°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 2°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 23°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 17°20′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 23°56′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 12°17′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°10′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2006-02-04, Washington, D.C., USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 15°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 8°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 22°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 16°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 17°39′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 7°13′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°00′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Betty Friedan was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
