Janice Harayda
Oct 14, 2024

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My mother knew said she knew none growing up in Peoria, either, even in high school at Central. But like you, she may not have recognized them.

Betty Friedan, who grew up in a Jewish family, went to Central before my mother did, and her older sister told she sat behind Friedan at assemblies. But Friedan self-identified as an agnostic, and I'm not sure whether that counts.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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