Author: BETTY FRIEDAN
Title: The Feminine Mystique
Description: NY, W. W. Norton & Co. 1963, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 1963, INSCRIBED 1st EDITION (2nd PRINTING) --'THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE'-- BETTY FRIEDAN inscribed her book, 'For Jean Dietz - companion in a torturous hour' After writing 'The Feminine Mystique' in 1963 Friedan went on to co-found the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1986. Laid-in with a hand-written invitation to Jean Dietz-- to meet with author Betty Friedan at another woman's home in Brookline, Mass. and hear Friedan 'talk about full equality for women in truly equal partnership with men --'Pretty heady stuff!' 'The Feminine Mystique' is often credited with kicking off the "second wave" of feminism--Betty Friedan raised critical interest in issues such as workplace equality, birth control, abortion, and women's education. In 'The Feminine Mystique', Friedan tapped into middle-class American women's dissatisfaction with their lives and their routine of domestic life, chores and taking care of children. Her treatise appealed to women unhappy in their post WW2 lives, and addressed their discontent with ingrained societal sexism that limited women's work and educational opportunities. Book in good/ very good condition. Dust jacket is chipped. Overall, a very nice Betty Friedan association copy. Good/Dust Jacket Included. Inscribed by Author(s).

Keywords: feminism, icons, 20th century, history, post WW2,