The Feminine Mystique 1963
The Feminine Mystique, is a bookl that was written by Betty Friedan and credited with kicking off the Second Wave of Feminism due to the nature of the book making women question their place as just homemakers and housewives in society. Fridan found success with the book due to naming the “problem with no name”, which was the restlessness many women felt having their only purpose be in the home. Before the publication of the book many women felt as if there was an issue with themselves since they were brought up to believe that their only purpose was to be the best homemaker possible and that would bring them all the joy they would ever experience. While The Feminine Mystique would start a revolution in the early 60s, the novel was not without its issues considering that Friedan was writing from the view and to the audience of white, middle-class, women.