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georgieholmes's review
5.0
“we can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: “I want something more than my husband and my children and my home””
A very insightful read - I am so accustomed to the “third wave” feminism i’ve experienced my entire life that i take what i read in this book for granted everyday.
A very insightful read - I am so accustomed to the “third wave” feminism i’ve experienced my entire life that i take what i read in this book for granted everyday.
gwenolabarr's review
5.0
Correction: The Problem that HAD no name before Betty Friedan.
An iconic and MUST read short collection of two key writings by the author of The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan, an icon of the second wave of feminism.
The titular section is the first chapter of Friedan's most notable work, and poignantly sets the tone for a problem that we know full well now - the notion that a woman's identity exists independent of social constructs and is hers to determine.
It's vital that we are aware of the historical context of feminism, and continually educate ourselves on how social structures can be challenged, dismantled and reborn.
10/10 would recommend - a pleasant 1/2 a day read!
An iconic and MUST read short collection of two key writings by the author of The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan, an icon of the second wave of feminism.
The titular section is the first chapter of Friedan's most notable work, and poignantly sets the tone for a problem that we know full well now - the notion that a woman's identity exists independent of social constructs and is hers to determine.
It's vital that we are aware of the historical context of feminism, and continually educate ourselves on how social structures can be challenged, dismantled and reborn.
10/10 would recommend - a pleasant 1/2 a day read!
jademgreen's review
5.0
The feminine rage is real. Basically noted down almost 1/2 of this book. Some of my favourites:
What kind of woman was she if she did not feel this mysterious fulfilment waxing the kitchen floor? She was so ashamed to admit her dissatisfaction that she never knew how many other women shared it.
The problem was dismissed by telling the housewife she doesn't realise how lucky she is - her own boss, no time clock, no junior executive gunning for her job. What if she isn't happy - does she think men are happy in this world. Does she really, secretly, still want to be a man? Doesn't she know yet how lucky she is to be a woman?
We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: 'I want something more than my husband and my children and my home.'
It it is true that feminists were 'disappointed women', as their enemies said even then, it was because almost all women living under such conditions had reason to be disappointed.
Feminism was not a dirty joke. The feminist revolution had to be fought because women quite simply were stopped at a stage of evolution far short of their human capacity.
What kind of woman was she if she did not feel this mysterious fulfilment waxing the kitchen floor? She was so ashamed to admit her dissatisfaction that she never knew how many other women shared it.
The problem was dismissed by telling the housewife she doesn't realise how lucky she is - her own boss, no time clock, no junior executive gunning for her job. What if she isn't happy - does she think men are happy in this world. Does she really, secretly, still want to be a man? Doesn't she know yet how lucky she is to be a woman?
We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: 'I want something more than my husband and my children and my home.'
It it is true that feminists were 'disappointed women', as their enemies said even then, it was because almost all women living under such conditions had reason to be disappointed.
Feminism was not a dirty joke. The feminist revolution had to be fought because women quite simply were stopped at a stage of evolution far short of their human capacity.