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Nancy Friday

American author (1933–2017)
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Nancy Friday

Summary

Nancy Friday is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Pittsburgh[2]. She was born on August 27, 1933[3]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. She died on November 5, 2017[5]. She worked as a sex educator[6], non-fiction writer[7], and women's rights activist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pittsburgh[2], Nancy Friday…
  • Nancy Friday passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Nancy Friday was born on August 27, 1933[3].
  • Nancy Friday died on November 5, 2017[5].
  • Nancy Friday held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Nancy Friday worked as a sex educator[6].
  • Nancy Friday's professions included non-fiction writer[7].
  • Nancy Friday worked as a women's rights activist[8].
  • Nancy Friday was educated at Wellesley College[11].
  • Nancy Friday is recorded as female[12].
  • Nancy Friday's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[14].
  • Nancy Friday's residence is recorded as Charleston[15].
  • Nancy Friday's family name is recorded as Friday[16].
  • Nancy Friday's given name is recorded as Nancy[17].
  • Nancy Friday's official website is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20230307143226/https://www.nancyfriday.com/[18].
  • Nancy Friday's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Nancy Friday's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Nancy Friday's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Nancy Friday's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2]. She was born on August 27, 1933[3].

Education

Nancy Friday's education included a stint at Wellesley College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sex educator[6], non-fiction writer[7], and women's rights activist[8].

Death and Burial

Nancy Friday died on November 5, 2017[5]. She died in Manhattan[4]. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[14].

Why It Matters

Nancy Friday ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Works attributed to her include My Secret Garden[24], a literary work[25].

FAQs

Where was Nancy Friday born?

Nancy Friday was born in Pittsburgh[2].

Where did Nancy Friday die?

Nancy Friday died in Manhattan[4].

What did Nancy Friday do for work?

Nancy Friday worked as sex educator[6], non-fiction writer[7], and women's rights activist[8].

Where did Nancy Friday go to school?

Nancy Friday was educated at Wellesley College[11].

Related Entities

religious studies United States Wellesley College

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Nancy
    On focus list of wikimedia project → gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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