Betty Friedan

If women had not fought for their equality, they would still be licking the shoes of their husbands. Before the period of 1960-1970s, American women had limited access to work and had to meet the social standards of society. Women were supposed to follow one simple path: Marry young, start a family, and then live the rest of her life supporting her husband and kids as a stay home mother. As a victim of social inequality, American women could not dominate in any aspects of their lives other than…

protect. So, Herman sweat was admitted to University of Texas Law School. The supreme court decision, Hernandez decision was to end the exclusion of Mexican Americans from the Texas jury list. The Feminine Mystique was the book on women written by Betty Friedan which…

two separate times, was reintroduced by the leaders of the National Organization of Women (Heffner 481). The Organization zealously tried to get the amendment passed, but they were not successful. The National Organization of Women started by Betty Friedan, Pauli Murray and Shirley Chisholm (Greenhouse 36). This organization was zealous in its attempts to advocate women (Heffner 482). Many felt that the intensity of this organization did not represent all women. The women were "to take action to…

THE CONTEXT The most important events that defined the years of Richard Nixon’s mandate and that also affected the future of the U.S. were: o The Cold War o The War in Vietnam o The Space Race o The Women’s Movement o The 1973 Oil Crisis THE COLD WAR ~ DETENTE -The tension between The Soviet Union and The U.S. began to cool down, only to return at its initial state in the late 70s’. -The fright of a possible nuclear war became almost routine-like for both nations, especially after the Cuban…

After gaining political rights in the 1920 's and then workplace rights during World War II and the post war era, feminists continued to contend for greater equality. Through Betty Friedan 's questioning the roles of women in society in her novel, she sparked the 1960 's into a movement much greater than its predecessor. Her novel discussed how the suburban wife struggled with "a sense of dissatisfaction... As she made the beds,…

When “The Feminine Mystique,” a book written by Betty Friedan, was first distributed to the public, it awoke a battle that women in the 1960s didn’t even know they could fight (“Modern Feminism”). Ever since the feminist movement began, the importance of gender equality has been strongly debated. Even though there are many feminists advocates, there are also a reasonable amount of people who disagree with their ideas, which brings up the issue of why people disagree with feminism. Before…

War II redefined the place of women in the U.S. as they transitioned into the workforce, such as working in factories or driving cabs. These expanded opportunities eventually led to the women’s liberation movement in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Betty Friedan defines the Feminine Mystique as how women felt unfulfilled when…

Women’s Rights Women’s rights are rights that promote a position of legal and social equality of women with men. Some of the main people involved in the women’s rights movement were Betty Friedman, Gloria Steinem, and the judges in the Supreme Court in 1973. Betty Friedan published the book Feminine Mystique that attacked the popular notion that women during this time could only find fulfillment through childbearing and homemaking. The book described the problems of middle-class American women…

Before the Tet Offensive, the U.S government was encouraging patriotism and telling Americans that the South Vietnamese and the American soldiers were winning. Even after press released images and videos of the Tet Offensive, the government was desperate to cling to any form of public support, according to Charles Kaiser in the book, 1968 in America, “Just four days after Tet began, [President] Lyndon Johnson called the enemy's military effort a complete failure”(Kaiser, 79). Even after seeing…

independent of men. They would never go back to only being housewives again. The second wave of feminism was started in part by the publication of a book. This book titled “The Feminist Mystique” was penned by Betty Friedan and opened the eyes of many educated and oppressed women. (Linda Napikoski,2015) Betty herself was a mother of three, from a privileged upper middle class, the book examined the fact that women had no choice but to be tied to a household or mindless factory job. Even the…