The feminine mystique, Betty Friedan ; [introduction by Gail Collins ; afterword by Anna Quindlen]
Type
Label
The feminine mystique, Betty Friedan ; [introduction by Gail Collins ; afterword by Anna Quindlen]
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The feminine mystique
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
821203415
Responsibility statement
Betty Friedan ; [introduction by Gail Collins ; afterword by Anna Quindlen]
Summary
A fiftieth anniversary edition of the trailblazing women's reference shares anecdotes and interviews that were originally collected in the early 1960s to inspire women to develop their intellectual capabilities and reclaim lives beyond period conventions
Table Of Contents
The problem that has no name -- The happy housewife heroine -- The crisis in woman's identity -- The passionate journey -- The sexual solipsism of Sigmund Freud -- The functional freeze, the feminine protest, and Margaret Mead -- The sex-directed educators -- The mistaken choice -- The sexual sell -- Housewifery expands to fill the time available -- The sex-seekers -- Progressive dehumanization : the comfortable concentration camp -- The forfeited self -- A new life plan for women