April 28, 2013

The Feminine Mystique

In the 1950s, women were trapped by the feminine mystique. What is the feminine mystique?

The ideal woman was to stay at home all day to cook and clean the house while raising their children.


he social construction of the ideal woman.

While Friedan’s book was groundbreaking, her bias toward white middle class women greatly limited the possibilities and applicability of her message and goals. And yet, we want you to think about the ways in which we may be trapped in a new kind of feminine mystique.

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