The Feminine Mystique
2001 · book
The Feminine Mystiqueignited a revolution that profoundly changed culture, conciousness & lives. Today it newly penetrates to the heart of issues determining our lives & sounds a call to arms against the very real dangers of a new feminine mystique in contemporary economic & political turbulence. Decades later, the underlying issues raised by Friedan strike at the core of the problems women still face at home & in the marketplace. As they continue to struggle for equality, to keep their hard-won gains, to find fulfillment in careers, marriage & family, The Feminine Mystiqueremains a seminal conciousness-raising work. Preface & Acknowledgments Problem that has no name Happy housewife heroine Crisis in woman's identity Passionate journey Sexual solipsism of Sigmund Freud Functional freeze, the feminine protest & Margaret Mead Sex-directed educators Mistaken choice Sexual sell Housewifery expands to fill the time available Sex-seekers Progressive dehumanization: the comfortable concentration camp Forfeited self A New life plan for women Notes Index