Gender roles have been an ongoing issue in society for hundreds of years, constantly evolving with the ebb and flow of conservatism. While the gender roles and what is ‘gender normative’ is still an ever present concept today, in more conservative times such as the nineteenth and twentieth century, the conservative time period and varying culture vastly impacted gender roles. The more conservative a time period, the more strict role the female gender has to follow. For example, In the excerpt from “The Feminine Mystique” written by Betty Friedan, the women in the 1950’s were supposed to feel completely fulfilled and happy by tending to their husband and household needs. Being Feminine, was of the utmost importance, and women more often than
