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"wielding male-shaped power.."
She tore off her husband's.....
Changed the course of human history ping!!
Too much! ROFLMAO!
Which of the three would you rather put your "loose lips" on?
Make your choice quickly, it's coming upon dinner time.
Women had far more power in society before the feminist movement.
As wives they were cherished and supported by their husbands who worked to supply the income they spent.
Women formed the backbone of civilization and society. They set the standards.
Men sacrificed their lives for their wives and mothers.
The feminist movement was about women who did not want to be wives or mothers, or feared they would not be able to attract and keep a man to do their bidding.
"I also spent considerable time talking to my brother regarding our Betty Friedan memories. Betty Friedan was a close friend of my parents, a neighbor, and a fixture in our young childhood.
My immediate thought on reading of Betty's death was that she NEVER thanked the legions of friends, all STRONG,INTELLIGENT WOMEN who supported her, in so many ways, while she wrote the Feminine Mystique up in the garret of her Victorian home. It was my mother, an incredibly strong and intelligent woman, who washed ALL the dishes in the kitchen when she dropped Betty's daughter off after picking her up from school. It was my Mom who washed all the dirty linens and cooked the meals when we went to visit the Friedans on Fire Island for a weekend. It was my Mom who soothed/smoothed over many of the sometimes VIOLENT, sometimes drunken fights (I was witness to one or two as a child) between Betty and her husband.
As a result, regretably, I admit that I have NOT read the Feminine Mystique, though now may be the time. Truth is, I never had the need . . . I grew up in a network of strong intelligent women . . . who were loving and caring and determined. Yes, they were housewives, but they were politically active, volunteered for schools, and charities, etc. I don't believe they wer unfulfilled . . . they were "do-ers". There were the ones that got things done.
Funny . . . I never considered Betty a role model, though she did incredible things for women.
Okay, sorry. I just had to say these things somewhere."
I still say, GOOD RIDDANCE.