![]() ![]() ![]() This 50th–anniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins. ![]() Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and 60 percent of women students dropped out of college to marry, Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives. The Feminine Mystique (50th Anniversary Edition) 1st (first) Edition by Betty Friedan 2013 Unknown Binding JanuMiddle English Edition 4. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women's confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Landmark, groundbreaking, classic-these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Her work propelled the stagnant women’s rights movement into its second wave and helped women reclaim some equality. ![]() "If you've never read it, read it now." -Arianna Huffington, O, The Oprah Magazine The Feminine Mystique (50th Anniversary Edition) 50th Anniversary Edition, Kindle Edition by Betty Friedan (Author), & 2 more Format: Kindle Edition 1,498 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £3.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover £35.33 2 Used from £15.00 3 New from £26.60 'If you’ve never read it, read it now. In the Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan put a spotlight on the hidden, yet immense problems women faced during the 1950’s. ![]()
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