The suburban housewife — she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American hou… - Betty Friedan

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The suburban housewife — she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American housewife — freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth, and the illnesses of her grandmother … had found true feminine fulfilment.