Grand View-on-Hudson in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Grand View-on-Hudson
Birthplace of the Modern Women's Movement
The Historical Society of Rockland County
1. Grand View-on-Hudson, Birthplace of the Modern Women's Movement Marker
Erected 2011 by The Historical Society of Rockland County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 3.996′ N, 73° 55.234′ W. Marker was in Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, in Rockland County. It could be reached from River Road north of Station Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 118 River Rd, Nyack NY 10960, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Onderdonk House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Carson McCullers (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stephen Rowe Bradley Sr. Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); 914 Sound Recording Studios (approx. 1½ miles away); Bench by the Road: Cynthia Hesdra (approx. 1½ miles away); Nyack Library (approx. 1½ miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Couch Court (approx. 1.6 miles away).
More about this marker. Rockland Chapter of NOW, sponsor
Also see . . . National Organization of Women - Wikipedia.
this page online
The Historical Society of Rockland County, November 10, 2012
2. Grand View-on-Hudson, Birthplace of the Modern Women's Movement Marker
The Historical Society of Rockland County, November 10, 2012
3. Grand View-on-Hudson, Birthplace of the Modern Women's Movement Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
4. Betty Friedan
This 1995 portrait of Betty Friedan by Alice Matzkin hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
"Betty Friedan's analysis of women's limited roles in American society, entitled The Feminine Mystique, was published in 1963. This controversial book galvanized the modern-day feminist movement and led to Friedan's co-founding the National Organization for Women. Her focus on family values and the role of partnership in marriage continued into the late 1990s as she encouraged the creation of a 'new paradigm ... one based on today's economic and demographic realities.'
Artist Alice Matzkin arrived at Friedan's home in Washington, D.C., hoping to have one question answered: "What makes life worthwhile?" Seventy two photographs and fifteen minutes later, Friedan had entered a reflective state that inspired Matzkin's rendering of the feminist matriarch." -- National Portrait Gallery
"Betty Friedan's analysis of women's limited roles in American society, entitled The Feminine Mystique, was published in 1963. This controversial book galvanized the modern-day feminist movement and led to Friedan's co-founding the National Organization for Women. Her focus on family values and the role of partnership in marriage continued into the late 1990s as she encouraged the creation of a 'new paradigm ... one based on today's economic and demographic realities.'
Artist Alice Matzkin arrived at Friedan's home in Washington, D.C., hoping to have one question answered: "What makes life worthwhile?" Seventy two photographs and fifteen minutes later, Friedan had entered a reflective state that inspired Matzkin's rendering of the feminist matriarch." -- National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,378 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2026. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. 4. submitted on August 14, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
