Betty Friedan wrote which work exposing discontent of housewives?

Betty Friedan wrote which work exposing discontent of housewives?

• A. Roe v Wade
• B. National Organization for Women (NOW)
• C. The Feminine Mystique
• D. Cesar Chavez/ Delores Huerta

Answer: (C)

Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, revealed how many housewives felt deeply unfulfilled by the traditional roles of wife and mother. It argued that society’s expectation that a woman’s happiness comes from domestic life masked a widespread sense of discontent, describing this as “the problem that has no name.” This critique helped spark the second‑wave feminist movement by showing that women’s opportunities and identities were constrained by cultural norms rather than personal failure. The other options refer to a court decision on abortion, a feminist organization, and labor organizers, none of which are the work that exposed this discontent.

Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, revealed how many housewives felt deeply unfulfilled by the traditional roles of wife and mother. It argued that society’s expectation that a woman’s happiness comes from domestic life masked a widespread sense of discontent, describing this as “the problem that has no name.” This critique helped spark the second‑wave feminist movement by showing that women’s opportunities and identities were constrained by cultural norms rather than personal failure. The other options refer to a court decision on abortion, a feminist organization, and labor organizers, none of which are the work that exposed this discontent.