analyse d'un extrait du livre de Betty Friedan

« Texte dnl "Housewives are not dumb, and they are not lazy.

They have always worked hard, but for different ends.

I would like to assure them that change is possible.

There is only one way to change and that's by getting in there and doing it.

Housewives are already organized.

They are all over the place.

What is lacking is awareness of their potential.

The new climate of thought and action that has been so evident in the Negro civil rights movement, the peace movement, and the beginnings of the student rebellion is also making itself felt in the women's movement.

It is not enough to vote or even to have equal rights under the law.

We must finally realize the degree to which the public image of the American woman has been shaped by media advertising." The excerpt from Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" sheds poignant light on the frustrations and aspirations of American women in the 1960s.

It is a powerful testimony to the women's emancipation movement and their desire for change.

This document is an excerpt from the book "The Feminine Mystique," published in 1963, exposing the sense of dissatisfaction and stagnation felt by many housewives. Betty Friedan insists that "Housewives are not dumb, and they are not lazy," adding that they "have always worked hard, but for different ends." She asserts that "change is possible" and encourages women to realize their potential and take action for change.

Friedan highlights the existing organization of housewives and emphasizes the need for awareness of their potential. She draws parallels with other social movements of the 1960s, such as the Black civil rights movement, the peace movement, and student rebellion, to show that "The.... »