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A Jewish Feminine Mystique?: Jewish Women in Postwar America

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A Jewish Feminine Mystique?: Jewish Women in Postwar America - Diner, Hasia (Editor), and Kohn, Shira (Editor), and Kranson, Rachel (Introduction by)
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In The Feminine Mystique, Jewish-raised Betty Friedan struck out against a postwar American culture that pressured women to play the role of subservient housewives. However, Friedan never acknowledged that many American women refused to retreat from public life during these years. Now, A Jewish Feminine Mystique? examines how Jewish women sought opportunities and created images that defied the stereotypes and prescriptive ideology of the "feminine mystique." Focusing on ordinary Jewish women as well as prominent figures, ...

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A Jewish Feminine Mystique?: Jewish Women in Postwar America 2010, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ

ISBN-13: 9780813547916

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A Jewish Feminine Mystique?: Jewish Women in Postwar America 2010, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ

ISBN-13: 9780813547923

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