内容简介
WhenBettyFriedanproducedTheFeminineMystiquein1963,shecouldnothaverealizedhowthediscoveryanddebateofhercontemporaries'generalmalaisewouldshakeupsociety.Victimsofafalsebeliefsystem,thesewomenwerefollowingstrictsocialconventionbyloyallyconformingtotheprettyimageofthemagazines,andfoundthemselvesforcedtoseekmeaningintheirlivesonlythroughafamilyandahome.Friedan'scontroversialbookaboutthesewomen-andeverywoman-wouldultimatelysetSecondWavefeminisminmotionandbeginthebattleforequality.Thisgroundbreakingandlife-changingworkremainsjustaspowerful,importantandtrueasitwasforty-fiveyearsago,andisessentialreadingbothasahistoricaldocumentandasastudyofwomenlivinginaman'sworld.
作者简介
BettyFriedan(1921-2006)ishailedbyhistoriansasaseminalfigureinthe'SecondWave'ofthewomen'sfeministmovement.In1957,Friedanwroteaquestionnaireforherformerclassmatesatareunionattheall-female,SmithCollege.Theresultsrevealedthatmanywomensharedthesamefrustrationsasherintheirrolesashousewivesandmothers.Friedan'sfindingsprovidedaclear-eyedanalysisoftheissuesthataffectedwomen'slivesinthedecadesaftertheSecondWorldWar,andbecamethebasistoherbook,TheFeminineMystique.Asensationonpublicationsellingover3millioncopies,itestablishedFriedanasoneofthechiefarchitectsofthewomen'sliberationmovement.Anovelistandjournalist,LionelShriverwasborninNorthCarolinaandeducatedatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.HereightpublishednovelsincludeNewYorkTimesbestsellerThePost-BirthdayWorldandinternationalbestsellerWeNeedtoTalkAboutKevin,forwhichshewontheOrangePrizein2005.HerninthnovelSoMuchforThatwillbepublishedin2010.ShewritesregularlyfortheGuardian,theTimes,andTheDailyTelegraph,andhaspublishedfeatures,reviews,andcolumnsintheNewYorkTimes,theWallStreetJournal,theFinancialTimes,andtheEconomist,amongmanyotherpublications.ShelivesinLondon.
