The Women’s Movement and Feminist Activism ...

The Women’s Movement and Feminist Activism in 1960s in ‘The Feminine Mystique ‘by Betty Friedan

Author Name : Vikash Raj Pal

ABSTRACT

The Feminine Mystique was one of many stimulants for the second wave feminist movement1960-80 .Its defect had been distinctly identified. Itsjustification by Betty Ferdien ,broadly speaking ,were less appropriate.Ferdien's manifesto both racist and classist. Not at all applicable to African-American and other working class womenwho joined the labor force from necessity society composed both man and women for their contribution to social cohesion in equal proportion .However, the male has assumed functional supervisory over the women arrogation to himself. The leading role in socialhierarchy. Which is popular known as patriarchy.Social historian

DanialHowowitz, in Betty Freidan and making of the Feminine Mystique 1998 disclosed that Ferdian had been dishonest about her stance point,which she argued was that of suburban mother and housewife .She had been a leftist revolutionary activist from the time she was at smith college .It was he presumed a necessary fiction if both she and her feminist ideas were to be given a chance to take implanted .she based some of theories on studies that have since proved imperfect. Despite the proceed article the book undeniably, stimulate BettyFreidan to think about role and identities in society. Consequently,second wave liberation movement with the adoption of USmotto, equality, liberty and justice.

Keywords: feminine, manifesto, socialcohesion, undeniably, liberation