Betty Friedan and the Making of The Feminine Mystique: The American Left, the Cold War, and Modern Feminism
- ISBN-10
- 1558492763
- ISBN-13
- 9781558492769
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Culture and Politics in the Company
- Author
- Daniel Horowitz
Description
This biography of Betty Friedan traces the development of her feminist outlook from her childhood in Illinois to her marriage. Horowitz offers a reading of The Feminine Mystique and argues that the roots of Friedan's feminism run deeper than she has led us to believe.
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