The Feminine Mystique (Women’s Issues (Ready Reference series))
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
Betty Friedan began researching The Feminine Mystique as a result of her own questions with regard to her roles as worker, wife, and mother. Her first research was a questionnaire she developed for the members of her graduating class from Smith College. She then examined the writings of psychologists, philosophers, and literary theorists; spoke with magazine editors, marketing researchers, and theoretical experts on women; and, most important, interviewed eighty women—students, young mothers, and middle-aged women—facing issues of self-definition. The...
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