It is my thesis that the core of the problem for women today is not sexual but a problem of identity — a stunting or evasion of growth that is perpet… - Betty Friedan

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It is my thesis that the core of the problem for women today is not sexual but a problem of identity — a stunting or evasion of growth that is perpetuated by the feminine mystique. It is my thesis that as the Victorian culture did not permit women to accept or gratify their basic need to grow and fulfil their potentialities as human beings, a need which is not solely defined by their sexual need.