The origin story of the bra-burning feminist is a myth.

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New biography revisits legacy of Jewish feminist Betty Friedan

An Index of Everything (and Everyone) Mentioned in Barbra

Fashion is a feminist issue – archive, 1989, Fashion

Why Is Feminism Still So Divisive?

Feminist: Stories From Women's Liberation

Feminism Has a Bra-Burning Myth Problem

The year women refused to stay silent, tossed their bras and

Breast supporting act: a century of the bra

From “bra burning” to SlutWalks: A history of women's rights

The new feminists: still fighting, Feminism