Quote by Betty Friedan: “A woman has got to be able to say, and not feel guilty, 'Who am I, and what do I want out of life?'”

This quote highlights a woman's fundamental right to self-discovery and to define her own aspirations without shame. It critiques societal pressures that make women feel guilty for desiring a life beyond traditional roles, encouraging personal agency and purpose.

Published at the height of the post-war suburban boom, *The Feminine Mystique* challenged the societal expectation that women find fulfillment solely through domesticity, sparking the second-wave feminist movement.

American feminist writer and activist whose 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is widely credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the United States by articulating the widespread dissatisfaction of educated American women confined to domestic roles. She co-founded the National Organization for Women in 1966.