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- jun - @J I had the same thought about the rhino. And he’s nearly drowned twice so far. @K I’m glad to...
- K - It was the passage of time between advances that really got me. On the one hand, yeah, Cal is a 15 year old...
- J - Wow. You’ve convinced me I made the right decision in not reading the rest. How many times does he nearly...
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Coontz, Stephanie Archive
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J’s Take on A Strange Stirring
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 4 CommentsA Strange Stirring by Stephanie Coontz looks at The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and the effect it had. It seemed like a good idea to actually read The Feminine Mystique first, so I did... -
A Strange Stirring (Stephanie Coontz)
Posted on August 5, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Plot The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was published in 1963, at a time when the prevailing attitude in the U.S. was that women were ideally suited to homemaking and raising a family —...