Betty Friedan Quotes About Lost Youth
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Aging is not 'lost youth,' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. It's a different stage of life, and if you are going to pretend it's youth, you are going to miss it. You are going to miss the surprises, the possibilities, and the evolution that we are just beginning to know about because there are no role models, no guideposts, and no signs.
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The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.
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Aging is not "lost youth" but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
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It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.
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When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.
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The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities-is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.
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