Trivia: Who wrote the groundbreaking book “The Feminine Mystique”?
Gloria Steinem
Margaret Sanger
Betty Friedan
Emma Goldman
The correct answer is Betty Friedan
So why is this answer correct? : Historians point to the publication of Betty Friedan’s 1963 book “The Feminine Mystique” as a pivotal moment that ignited the second wave of feminism in the 1960s and ’70s. In the groundbreaking book, Friedan dispelled the notion that women should feel fulfilled by their roles as homemakers and mothers. On the contrary, Friedan noted that many housewives felt unsatisfied by these restrictive societal norms, and she advocated for careers, college education, and workplace equality for women.