"The Feminine Mystique" - Betty Friedan

     "The Feminine Mystique" talks about the dilemmas and problems women had as traditional housewives. One of the biggest issues mentioned in the reading is that women were deemed as finding a husband and having numerous babies. That was their lifelong goal set by society. That was how it was supposed to be in the 50's. Women were feeling that something else needed to be done in their lives. They were happy and all with their husbands and children, but felt like something was missing. Women tried to find their personality. They felt like all the time was going into cleaning the house, doing laundry, cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner, doing homework with the children, taking them to sports events and serving their husbands when they come home from work. They were so exhausted by the time the day was done, there was no time for themselves just to relax. Women who did not want to become housewives and wanted a career and to be independent were going against the norms and the preferences of society. Women kept there thoughts to themselves. They felt ashamed to have anyone to know they feel a certain way about their home life. This probably what Friedan pertains to when she states women have a "Problem That Has No Name."