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Betty Friedan |
1921-2006. American feminist, activist and writer. Best known for starting the "Second Wave" of feminism through the writing of her book "The Feminine Mystique" – an account of housewives’ lives in which they subordinated their own aspirations to the needs of men; bestseller was an inspiration for many women to join the women’s rights movement. She founded the National Organization for Women |
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The Feminine Mystique (the book) |
1963 book written by Betty Friedan which attacked the popular notion that women during this time could only find fulfillment through childbearing and homemaking; described the problems of middle-class American women and the fact that women were being denied equality with men; said that women were kept from reaching their full human capacities; ignited the contemporary women’s movement and as a result permanently transformed the social fabric of the United States and countries around the world, written by Betty Friedan, journalist and mother of three children |
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Feminine Mystique |
The myth that women were naturally fulfilled by devoting their lives to being housewives and mothers. Even though society dictated the importance of motherhood and housework – women wanted to explore their own talents and abilities outside of the home. Women were tired of the "sexism" of the 1950’s and 1960’s. |
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