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Question 4 • United States History

In The Feminine Mystique , the author argued that

Answer
A
women feel unfulfilled when they think about themselves too much.
B
women feel worthless when they deny themselves freedom of expression.
C
society would be more stable if women chose to remain at home.
D
the drive for equality should not eliminate the right to be a wife and mother.

Explanation

In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan challenged the idea that women could find fulfillment only as wives and mothers. She described how limiting women to those roles could leave them feeling unfulfilled and unable to develop their own identities and abilities. That matches the choice saying women feel worthless when they deny themselves freedom of expression.

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