Summary Of The Feminine Mystique

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Early feminists gained the right to vote, but were silenced when it came to being a homemaker. Women didn't have the drive because what was the point in trying? During the war, women went and got jobs to replace men and enjoyed their newfound careers. After the war, women were told to go back to their homes, but many didn't want to and felt very sad to go back. Powerful pieces of literature were posted during this time and gave women courage. Betty Friedan gave voice to second wave feminists by writing her book “The Feminine Mystique.” She found inspiration throughout her early life and careers. Betty created the National Organization for Women. A place where woman can educate each other on feminism. Betty was a high esteem journalist but …show more content…

“The Feminine Mystique” is known as a philosophy that a lot of American women fell into. She argues that women are pressured to become Homemakers. “The Feminine Mystique” was credited with inciting second-wave feminism. It was supported by academic theories,education, and exploited by advertisers. In her book, she names a deep sadness that most women feel “The problem with no name”. She also argues the topic of Beauty in her book. Friedan presents statistics on how many women dye their hair. Lots of ladies had to wear tight clothing in order to look skinnier or take pills that had the same effect. Friedan states that it is an enormous problem for women dealing with psychological stress. Betty Friedan addressed all of these topics in her book “The Feminine Mystique” that gave voice to all second wave …show more content…

The book is all Friedan heard after she published The Feminine Mystique. After the “Feminine Mystique” started contemporary feminism, the first years were uncertain, the book has collective reports of personal struggles among women in the first stirrings of feminism. One of her other books “The Second Stage” deals with the same problems this time she includes men and children. She pushes against radical feminists and fights for equality not women over men but equality. The second stage was reinforced by hundreds of people, interviews, and conversations across the United States. In the book she continues to critique “The Feminine Mystique” putting into more context for the readers. She mentions motherhood and the serious problems that aren't recognized in the senate such as abortion rights. In friedan's book “The Fountain of Age” she talks of holding on to the illusion of Youth and the Triumph of getting older. She embraces the idea of throwing any probably into further dimension of

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