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3 giorni fa · On July 10, 1971, Steinem was one of more than three hundred women who founded the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), including such notables as Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Myrlie Evers-Williams.
4 giorni fa · In one of the groundbreaking books of feminism, The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan called the suburban home “a comfortable concentration camp” where women suffered a “slow death of mind and...
13 ore fa · The work that they are undertaking is labour; it’s usually just unpaid and undervalued. In challenging the belief that housework and childcare are all women are good for, feminism hasn’t always seemed inclusive of women who choose to become homemakers over an education and career. When Crib Notes writer Elizabeth Morris gave up paid work to ...
3 giorni fa · In one of the groundbreaking books of feminism, The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan called the suburban home “a comfortable concentration camp” where women suffered a “slow death of mind and spirit.” In their efforts to get women to exit the home, feminists redefined homemaking as repetitive and unfulfilling.
4 giorni fa · Later works, beginning with Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique, emphasized the need to recognize and address gender-based oppression. Postmodernist thinkers like Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida deconstructed grand narratives and challenged the idea of universal experiences.
5 giorni fa · Proud of her feminist roots—her paternal grandmother had served as president of the Ohio Women’s Suffrage Association from 1908 to 1911—Steinem founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in July 1971 with Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug, and Shirley Chisholm.
13 ore fa · Friedan had written that no educated woman could find fulfilment in caring for home and family: “There are aspects of the housewife’s role that make it almost impossible for a woman of adult intelligence to retain a sense of human identity.” Nevertheless, Friedan argued that homemakers were deserving of protection and social support.
