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A Jewish feminine mystique? : Jewish women in postwar America /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Diner, Hasia R., Kohn, Shira M., Kranson, Rachel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813550305
0813550300