The Feminine Mystique (First Printing) by Betty Friedan

Description: Condition Continued: There is a tiny crinkle at the tip of some early pages, very, very minor. There are no placeholder creases. There are no markings in the book. There are no attachments of any kind. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere. W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1963. Hardcover. Written by Betty Friedan. First Edition (Number Line to 1). A dust- jacketed copy of this first printing begins at $500.00. There are very few first printings for sale suggesting that the size of the first printing was likely not very large. 'The Feminine Mystique is a book by American author Betty Friedan, widely credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the United States. First published by W. W. Norton on February 19, 1963, The Feminine Mystique became a bestseller, initially selling over a million copies. Friedan used the book to challenge the widely shared belief that 'fulfillment as a woman had only one definition for American women after 1949--the housewife-mother.' The Feminine Mystique drew large numbers of white, middle-class women to the feminist cause. Her book 'took the complicated and jargon-laden ideas of psychologists, economists, and political theorists, and translated them into powerful, readable, relatable prose that touched millions.The book was translated into many languages, including a Catalan translation in 1965. Friedan was the first feminist thinker to be published during the dictatorship of Francoist Spain. The Feminine Mystique is widely regarded as one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century. Futurist Alvin Toffler declared that it 'pulled the trigger on history.' Friedan went on to help found and become the first president of the National Organization for Women, an influential feminist organization.'

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