A Jewish Feminine Mystique? - 9780813547916

A Jewish Feminine Mystique?Jewish Women in Postwar America\nAuthor(s): Hasia Diner, Shira Kohn, Rachel Kranson, Rachel Kranson, Joyce Antler, Giovanna Del Negro, Daniel Horowitz, Rebecca Kobrin, Kathleen Laughlin, Raymond A Mohl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813547916, 978-0813547916\nSynopsis\nIn 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.\""\n\nAs workers with or without pay, social justice activists, community builders, entertainers, and businesswomen, most Jewish women championed respo.