Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter

Name: Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter
ISBN: 9780300220025

by Rachel Shteir

National Book · 2023 · Shortlist

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Yale University PressJune 20, 2023Biography & Memoir NonfictionISBN 9780300220025

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography	2023	Shortlist

About This Book

Rachel Shteir's biography of Betty Friedan draws on extensive archival research to present a complicated portrait of the author of The Feminine Mystique and founder of the National Organization for Women, challenging hagiography while restoring her historical significance. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award.

About the Author

Rachel ShteirAmerican

Rachel Shteir is an American author and academic specializing in cultural history and theater, holding a BA from the University of Chicago and DFA from Yale School of Drama.DePaul UniversityRachel Shteir website She is the head of Dramaturgy at DePaul University's Theatre School and author of notable nonfiction works including Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show (2004, George Freedley Award winner), Gypsy: The Art of the Tease (2009), The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting (2011), and Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter (2023, NBCC Award finalist).DePaul University Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, and others, and she has received residencies at Yaddo, MacDowell, and Ragdale.DePaul University