Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique ignited the onset of the second wave of feminism in the United States. This book is a sociological study about the roots of the feminine mystique and how it turned “into a religion, a pattern by which all...

Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique created a social revolution in the 1960s by addressing the role of women in society and its effects on their emotional and mental health. Her words opened the eyes of many American housewives who felt...

With each generation comes a piece of literature that sparks a wildfire within its society. In the early 1960s, Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique fulfilled this role. Friedan challenged the era’s gender roles for American women. This piece...