A Jewish Feminine Mystique? : Jewish Women in Postwar America /

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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 Femi...

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Otros Autores: Antler, Joyce (Contribuidor), Boim Wolf, Rebecca (Contribuidor), Del Negro, Giovanna P. (Contribuidor), Diner, Hasia R. (Contribuidor), Diner, Hasia (Editor ), Horowitz, Daniel (Contribuidor), Kobrin, Rebecca (Contribuidor), Kohn, Shira (Contribuidor, Editor ), Kranson, Rachel (Contribuidor, Editor ), Laughlin, Kathleen A. (Contribuidor), Laughlin, Kathleen, Mohl, Raymond A. (Contribuidor), Nasar, Audrey (Contribuidor), Negro, Giovanna Del, Sicherman, Barbara (Contribuidor), Sinkoff, Nancy (Contribuidor), Smith, Judith (Contribuidor), Waxman, Deborah (Contribuidor), Wolf, Rebecca
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2010]
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
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Sumario: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." As workers with or without pay, social justice activists, community builders, entertainers, and businesswomen, most Jewish women championed responsibilities outside their homes. Jewishness played a role in shaping their choices, shattering Friedan's assumptions about how middle-class women lived in the postwar years. Focusing on ordinary Jewish women as well as prominent figures such as Judy Holliday, Jennie Grossinger, and Herman Wouk's fictional Marjorie Morningstar, leading scholars explore the wide canvas upon which American Jewish women made their mark after the Second World War.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (284 p.) : 9 illustrations
ISBN:9780813550305
9783110688610
Acceso:restricted access

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