Question

How did Betty Friedan cause controversy in the early 1960s?
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A. Her book The Feminine Mystique argued that women typically felt
unhappy if they tried to live up to society's ideal of femininity.
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B. Her school gave female students the opportunity to excel in math,
science, and logic courses that were traditionally reserved for
boys.
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C. Her campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment angered
feminists by arguing that women would lose many privileges if
they demanded equality.
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D. Her team of antifeminist lawyers campaigned against the newly
invented birth control pill because they felt it would cause immoral
behavior.

Answer 1

Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique argued that women typically felt unhappy if they tried to live up to society's ideal of femininity.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Betty Friedan was a notable American activist come feminist writer. Her book 'The Feminine Mystique' created the sparkling second wave of feminism in America in the 1900s. She wrote this book after conducting a survey with her college friends. The result of the survey found that most of the women living their life as housewives were unhappy. So she started surveying the other suburban housewives.

She had the idea of publishing an article about the results of the survey. Instead, she wrote magazines and that became the bestselling book which was also a nonfiction genre. The name she gave to her book was to disprove the saying about women. That is women who were feminine should not get and education, have political opinions and have needed to work.