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The Feminine Mystique

Book • 1963
Published in 1963, 'The Feminine Mystique' by Betty Friedan critiques the societal expectations that confined women to roles as housewives and mothers, arguing that these roles denied women their basic human need to grow and achieve personal fulfillment.

Friedan coined the term 'feminine mystique' to describe the belief that women could find complete fulfillment in domestic duties alone.

Through extensive research, including interviews with housewives, college students, and experts in psychology and education, Friedan exposed the widespread unhappiness among women and the detrimental effects of these societal norms on their mental and physical health.

The book played a pivotal role in sparking the second-wave feminist movement, encouraging women to seek careers and personal achievements outside the home.

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Mentioned in 12 episodes

Mentioned by Patrick Deneen when discussing the changing views on women's roles in society.
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Adam Duritz
as one of the books he read during his Women's Studies major in college.
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Adam Duritz
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Clementine Ford
when discussing the mental health of women who worked after childbirth.
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Walter Kirn
in the context of discussing the changing roles of women and the critique of hyper-domesticity.
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Razib Khan
in a discussion about second-wave feminism and its impact on women's lives.
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Bridget
Casey as literature that shows women weren't happy in the home.
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Spencer Dorn
as a groundbreaking book that showed how housewives were spending more time working on their homes.
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Moira Donegan
in relation to Mary Kay and the role of women in society.
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Mentioned as the original anthem of feminism.
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Seth Gruber
in a discussion about feminist ideology and its contrasting views.
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Louise Perry
when discussing women's unhappiness as homemakers.
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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson in the context of discussing the limitations of a solely patriarchal view of human history.
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Spencer Klavan
in the context of a discussion about feminism and its portrayal of homemakers.
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Josh Clark
when discussing the impact of the 1977 National Women's Conference.
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Terry Garr
as books she read while researching for her role in Tootsie.
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Mentioned on this day in history segment as a book published on February 19th, 1963, that sparked the women's rights movement.
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Donna Doan Anderson
in relation to the 1950s image of motherhood and its impact on the narrative of postpartum depression.
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Katrina Anderson
in relation to the 1950s image of motherhood and its impact on the narrative of postpartum depression.
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Mentioned when discussing how, after it was first published, there needed to be an opposite view about how happy women were as housewives.
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Sara B. Franklin
in contrast to Judith Jones' views on women's empowerment.
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