USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the main theme of the book The Feminine Mystique?
A
Women did not need to get married to be successful.
B
Women were secretly unhappy with their traditional gender role.
C
Women needed more education about how to be a good mother.
D
Women who worked outside the home were hurting their children’s future.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In The Feminine Mystique, Friedan points out the systemic sexism, or sex-based discrimination, in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. She calls this the ‘’problem that has no name. ‘’ She writes that women had been forced into the role of housewife and mother.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Feminine Mystique, a landmark book by feminist Betty Friedan published in 1963 that described the pervasive dissatisfaction among women in mainstream American society in the post-World War II period.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The Feminine Mystique” began as a survey Ms. Friedan conducted in 1957 for the 15th reunion of her graduating class at Smith. It was intended to refute a prevailing postwar myth: that higher education kept women from adapting to their roles as wives and mothers.

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