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The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique
Author: Betty Friedan
The 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 mov...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393322576
ISBN-10: 0393322572
Publication Date: 9/2001
Pages: 512
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3.6 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 3
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This is a must read for all women. It's just part of our culture!
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The "volume that launched a major social movement". A must-read for every woman.
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Required reading in college, the general context of the book and its message are still important for us today, especially since we still don't have equal opportunities, pay or treatment of women and girls even in our modern society.
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emmaausten7 avatar reviewed The Feminine Mystique on + 54 more book reviews
Critical work to the feminist movement.
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This is the book that shows that a woman can be her own self and achieve her own goals without sacrificing either marriage or motherhood.
This is the book that broke the conspiracy of silence about the plight of the American woman and the dehumanizing trap she was in.
This is the book that made all the difference-
The Feminine Mystique
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