The Feminine Mystique (The Sixties in America)
At a glance:
- Author: Betty Friedan
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Social criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Sociology
- Subjects: 1950’s, Self-discovery, Wives, Mothers, Parents and children, Sexism, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Manners or customs, Social life, Feminism, Women’s issues, Women, Mass media, Higher education, Women’s movement, Career women, Homemakers, Advertising
The Work
In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan, a freelance writer and 1942 Smith graduate, intertwines anecdotes and observations from her own life with facts and analysis from her research, creating a work with which the feminine reader can readily identify. Her starting point was her own personal experience. Friedan had everything a woman in the 1950’s was supposed to have—a good husband, wonderful children, financial security, and a nice house—but she was not completely satisfied. Society said the truly fulfilled, feminine woman was a full-time homemaker who...
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