Betty Friedan Died

Poem by Marjorie DeFazio, on Betty's death in 2006. Marjorie was on the August 26, 1970 NYStrike Committee with Betty

Betty Friedan Died
She's gone
She could walk down an aisle
In the middle of a meeting

All heads turned
She would talk and gesture
Make some of us mad
Catch our heartsInflame our minds

When she finished
We all followed her
To the next door
We would batter
To the next barrier we would break
Betty Friedan Died
She's not gone

By Marjorie DeFazio February 7, 2006