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Naomi K
May 10, 2012
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I've been reading Betty Friedan's 1963 feminist polemic, The Feminine Mystique. It's been pretty interesting (and not just for historical reasons). For one thing, it's interesting to note that the primary point that the book is trying to make is a very specific one. It is not trying to say--in general terms--that women are oppressed and don't have oppor…

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