Herizons, July 1st, 2006
THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE Betty Friedan PUBLISHER, 1963
Writer, feminist and social psychologist Betty Friedan was one of the mothers of modern feminism. She helped establish the National Organization for Women in 1966 and was its first president. She led the National Strike for Equality in 1970. Earlier this year, her passing was mourned by millions.
Published in 1963, The Feminine Mystique is a social study of American women in the post-war period of 1945 to 1960, a time when women returned to the role of housewife in droves. The Feminine Mystique was met with immediate and popular interest an...
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