During the 1950’s and 60’s, an increasingly large amount of women felt as if they were non-existent, incomplete, and unsatisfied with their lives. Women had always been exposed to the notion that there was no greater destiny, than to be a great housewife – cleaning and taking care of the family. The belief was that women didn’t want careers or opportunities, they just wanted to accomplish the true feminine fulfillment – beautiful, skinny, married, and living in a nice home. Being a housewife was a glorified role, and many proudly wrote this as their occupation on professional documents. Any issues that these women had or felt, was said to have been a result of herself or her marriage. Women were embarrassed of feeling this way, which resulted
