1) In The Passionate Journey Friedan describes the first wave of feminism during the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s. She talks of the fire that these women felt for their cause and wonders what happened in the to the mind set of those born after the 1920’s; social pressure is what, I feel, caused the change in behavior of women.
2) While reading these chapter I began to see the pattern that is often seen in history if one pay close enough attention. The slow start of an idea, like trying to start a fire with little more than two sticks, first it seems pointless then slowly heat builds up and eventually a fire engulfs all that is near by. Each woman who signed a petition, walked in a protest, or showed up to meeting was just another piece
2) While reading these chapter I began to see the pattern that is often seen in history if one pay close enough attention. The slow start of an idea, like trying to start a fire with little more than two sticks, first it seems pointless then slowly heat builds up and eventually a fire engulfs all that is near by. Each woman who signed a petition, walked in a protest, or showed up to meeting was just another piece