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A Strange Stirring
The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s
Book Summary
The author of Marriage, a History chronicles the impact of Betty Friedan's landmark feminist book Feminine Mystique on stay-at-home married women of the early 1960s, who had become dissatisfied with domestic life.
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This book is about:
- Feminine mystique,
- Friedan, Betty,
- Social conditions,
- Feminism,
- 20th century,
- Women,
- History,
- United States
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Author Interviews
Stirring Up 'The Feminine Mystique' 47 Years Later
January 26, 2011 On Fresh Air, social historian Stephanie Coontz explains how the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique in 1963 helped women view themselves differently. But Coontz, author of A Strange Stirring, also critiques many aspects of Friedan's pioneering book, including its omission of minority women.
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