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The Sixties

Feminine Mystique Published

Feminine Mystique Published
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Feminine Mystique Published

Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1963. The book issued a call to modern women to throw off their traditional roles, which were dependent on men, and establish independent identities.

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