Did I ever tell you?” She hadn’t. As soon as she started to explain how Friedan’s book had impacted her and her closest ...

The first edition of Betty Friedan’s 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique was pro-family and pro-men. It made no mention of contraception or abortion. It was a questing philosophical work ...

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, published on Feb. 19, 1963, is considered one of the most influential non-fiction books of the 20th century, and was a major inspiration for the modern ...

Hailed as the perfect short introduction to feminism, this book argues why the movement means better equality for all. Hooks wanted to write in a style that was approachable to non-academics and ...

Hanh Nguyen "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan After a lifetime ... lurked in my subconscious as I gobbled up this entire book over Thanksgiving weekend. Cobden believed in a world in ...

She published her findings in a book called The Feminine Mystique (1963), which quickly became a best-seller. It was a very controversial book as it challenged the idea that women’s home lives ...

Three years ago, we were discussing books when Betty Friedan’s 1963 bestseller, “The Feminine Mystique,” came up. “That book ...