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The Wives of Others.(Feminine Mistake)(Book review)
When Betty Friedan wrote "The Feminine Mystique," forty-four years ago, she did more than launch a revolution by identifying "the problem that has no name"--the crushing ennui of the modern housewife. She also invited a bit of wordplay that has proved irresistible both to her detractors and to her would-be successors. If "The Feminine Mystique" has acquired the status of a classic, the various iterations of "The Feminine Mistake" have provided something of a barometer of a shifting cultural climate.
In 1967, "Alice in Womanland, or The Feminine Mistake," by the pseudonymous Margaret Bennett, provided a satirical overview of the condition of the American woman, ...
- In memory of Betty Friedan and Wendy Wasserstein.(Obituary)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Women in Judaism January 1, 2006 700+ words
Two remarkable Jewish feminists, Betty Friedan and Wendy Wasswerstein have died recently...announcement of Freidan's death: "Betty Friedan has died, on her 85th birthday. Her...The Washington Post headline reads: Betty Friedan, 1921-2006 Voice of Feminism's...
- Contempt for the radical troublemakers; Betty Friedan and the feminist...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times February 9, 2006 700+ words
...day on the occasion of the death of Betty Friedan. When certain of her critics paused...was, to be sure, lots not to like. Betty Friedan was one tough mother. She overstated...due. It's important not to confuse Betty Friedan, the mother of modern feminism, with...
- Gloria Steinem & Betty Friedan
- Picture from: Archive Photos August 8, 1970 700+ words
...08-1970 Gloria Steinem & Betty Friedan Gathering at a 1970 lawn party during...women's movement, leading feminists Betty Friedan (sitting) and Gloria Steinem (second...Steinem. Gloria Steinem. Friedan. Betty Friedan. feminists. authors. writers. magazine...
- Betty Friedan
- Picture from: Archive Photos August 6, 1970 700+ words
Archive Photos 08-06-1970 Betty Friedan Second-wave feminist Betty Friedan smiles warmly in 1970. The author of The Feminine...feminism. womens rights. Second-wave feminist Betty Friedan smiles warmly in 1970. The author of The Feminine...
- Betty Friedan.(Betty Friedan, campaigner for women's rights)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) February 11, 2006 700+ words
Betty Friedan, campaigner for women's rights, died on February 4th, aged 85...pills that kept her smiling. For almost a decade, in the 1950s, Betty Friedan's life was much like this. In her rambling house in Grandview...
- At 75, Betty Friedan remains an independent thinker who has more to...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Dubin, Murray March 6, 1996 700+ words
...It happens all the time,'' says Betty Friedan. Thirty-three years ago, Friedan...t matter. Everyone has heard of Betty Friedan. And now, the most prominent leader...understand that she has more to write. Betty Friedan is not done. She is great looking...
- What Mystique Did Betty Friedan Wield? Very Powerful One.(Culture)
- Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) February 13, 2006 700+ words
...Sheelah Kolhatkar It was fitting that Betty Friedan, whose book The Feminine Mystique...being asked what it was like to be Betty Friedan's daughter. "If she was the mother...radical wing. "I truly believe that Betty Friedan was the most influential woman, not...
- The famine mystique.(Betty Friedan and Caroline Knapp's works)
- Magazine article from: off our backs Martin, Courtney May 1, 2005 700+ words
...question of their own identity? --Betty Friedan The Feminine Mystique (1963) Starving...landmark feminist and psychologist Betty Friedan were penned 50 years before Knapp articulated...strange and almost silent collusion. Betty Friedan called it the feminine mystique 50...
