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Betty Friedan

The Feminine Mystique at Fifty

Fifty years ago this week, Betty Friedan published “The Feminine Mystique.”   The groundbreaking feminist text proclaimed that the stalled rigidity of sexual roles was out of step with the other transformations taking place in the 20th century. It was a call to action.    Friedan’s revolutionary book is widely credited with bringing women’s issues to […]

Economic Equality Still Eludes Women as ‘Feminine Mystique’ Turns 50

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