The Feminine Mystique Essay

Betty Friedan

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Introduction

Author Biography

Plot Summary

+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Chapter 1, The Problem That Has No Name

Chapter 2, The Happy Housewife Heroine

Chapter 3, The Crisis of Woman's Identity

Chapter 4, The Passionate Journey

Chapter 5, The Sexual Solipsism of Sigmund Freud

Chapter 6, The Functional Freeze, the Feminine Protest, and Margaret Mead

Chapter 7, The Sex Directed Educators

Chapter 8, The Mistaken Choice

Chapter 9, The Sexual Sell

Chapter 10, Housewifery Expands to Fill the Time Available

Chapter 11, The Sex Seekers

Chapter 12, Progressive Dehumanization: The Comfortable Concentration Camp

Chapter 13, The Forfeited Self

Chapter 14, A New Life Plan for Women

Epilogue

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Characters

Themes

Style

Historical Context

Critical Overview

+Essays

Criticism

Critical Essay #1

Critical Essay #2

Critical Essay #3

Critical Essay #4

Topics for Further Study

Compare and Contrast

What Do I Read Next?

Further Study

Bibliography

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The Feminine Mystique Essay

Betty Friedan

This Study Guide consists of approximately 102 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Feminine Mystique.