The Feminine MystiqueThe book that changed the consciousness of a country—and the world. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic—these adjectives barely describe the earthshaking and long-lasting effects of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of the feminist movement, and has been awakening women and men with its insights into social relations, which still remain fresh, ever since. A national bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold. |
Contents
Introduction by Anna Quindlen | 11 |
Two Generations Later | 17 |
Introduction to the Tenth Anniversary Edition | 43 |
Preface and Acknowledgments | 49 |
The Problem That Has No Name | 57 |
The Happy Housewife Heroine | 79 |
The Crisis in Womans Identity | 123 |
The Passionate Journey | 137 |
The Mistaken Choice | 268 |
The Sexual Sell | 298 |
Housewifery Expands to Fill the Time Available | 333 |
The Comfortable | 393 |
The Forfeited Self | 429 |
A New Life Plan for Women | 463 |
Epilogue | 513 |
Notes | 533 |
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