“The feminine mystique says that the highest value and the only commitment for women is the fulfillment of their own femininity.”
-Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique
-Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique
Introduction
During World War II many women stepped out of their homes and into the work force to support the war while majority of the men were absent. Post World War II, some women stayed in labor, but many went back to their “duties” in the home, housekeeping and raising a family. As time progressed, the nation depreciated and underrated those who didn’t fulfill their “roles” as women. The Feminine Mystique, a book written in the early 60s by Betty Friedan on her research about “the problem that has no name,” encouraged many women to defend their identities and equality in gender, which lead to the start of another major women’s liberation movement.
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