"Chosen motherhood is the real liberation. The choice to have a child makes the whole experience of motherhood different, and the choice to be generative in other ways can at last be made, and is being made by many women now, without guilt."
Betty Friedan was an American writer and feminist activist whose book The Feminine Mystique helped spark second-wave feminism in the United States. She co-founded major advocacy organizations including the National Organization for Women.