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This technology was later adopted by the United States Navy and serves as a building block behind the wireless communication of today’s cell phones

Betty Friedan KU Zadie SmithBetty Friedan The American writer and activist penned The Feminine Mystique in 1963, which is often credited for sparking the second wave of feminism that began in the '60s and '70s. Friedan spent her life working to establish women's equality, helping to establish the National Women's Political Caucus as well as organizing the Women's Strike For Equality in 1970, which popularized the feminist movement throughout America.