Jan 3, 2010

The Feminine Mystique | Themes

Social Roles
Before World War II many women had the choice of becoming housewives or having careers, and many sources supported either choice. Friedan measures this public opinion of women by examining the images of women in women's magazines from before and after World War II. As she notes of the magazines before World War II: ‘‘The majority of heroines in the four major women's magazines were career women—happily, proudly, adventurously, attractively career women—who loved and were loved by...