The Affluent Society (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Betty Friedan's birth year
Betty Friedan's birth year
1921
Year Friedan graduated Smith College
Year Friedan graduated Smith College
1942
Friedan's degree subject at Smith College
Friedan's degree subject at Smith College
Psychology
Year Friedan married Carl Friedan
Year Friedan married Carl Friedan
1947
Year 'The Feminine Mystique' was published
Year 'The Feminine Mystique' was published
1963
Time period 'The Feminine Mystique' focused on
Time period 'The Feminine Mystique' focused on
1950s and 1960s
What 'The Feminine Mystique' challenged
What 'The Feminine Mystique' challenged
Women finding fulfilment only through homemaking & motherhood
'The problem with no name' meaning
'The problem with no name' meaning
Widespread dissatisfaction of suburban housewives confined to domestic roles
Organisation Friedan co-founded in 1966
Organisation Friedan co-founded in 1966
National Organisation for Women (NOW)
Friedan's role in NOW
Friedan's role in NOW
First president
Year of Women's Strike for Equality
Year of Women's Strike for Equality
1970
Main criticisms Friedan made of US society
Main criticisms Friedan made of US society
Sexism and discrimination limiting women's opportunities
How media contributed to women's issues per Friedan
How media contributed to women's issues per Friedan
Perpetuated unrealistic and restrictive images of women