The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Nonfiction, Feminist, and Most Recommended Books.
Landmark, groundbreaking, classic?these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitchperfect description of ?the problem that has no name?: the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women?s confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept the...
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