Betty Friedan

Wrote “Feminine Mystique”, was one of the founders and first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) that addressed feminist issues and promoted full equality for women (ERA).

• Dolores Huera

• Betty Friedan

• Hector P. Garcia

• Cesar Chavez

What book by Betty Friedan became a catalyst for the feminist movement and contributed to the development of gender studies?

• "The Feminine Mystique"

• "I Have a Dream"

• "The Sociological Imagination"

• "The Civil Rights Manifesto"

What important value regarding inclusivity and diversity did the Civil Rights and Feminist Movements underscore?

• The importance of exclusion

• The value of a homogenous society

• The significance of diverse voices and perspectives

• The superiority of one culture over others

"The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring,a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the UnitedStates. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matchedslipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, laybeside her husband at night--she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question--"Is this all?"Which of the following (two answers) is the PURPOSE of this excerpt?

• To force women to not be stay-at-home wives and mothers.

• To reassure American stay-at-home mothers that they are not alone in their feelings.

• To encourage women to be happy with their role in society.

• To inform society that many women are unhappy that they are discouraged from working outside their homes.

Answer explanation

Remember, PURPOSE refers to what the source wants the audience to do or think based on their message.

How did Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique affect the lives of everyday Americans?

• By inspiring women in the 1960s to question their traditional social roles

• By focusing attention on a widespread environmental problem

• By advocating for passage of consumer safety laws during the 1970s

• By bringing attention to racial discrimination in government hiring practices

"The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring,

a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United

States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched

slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay

beside her husband at night--she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question--"Is this all?""

Which of the following (two answers) is the POINT of VIEW of this excerpt?

• This was a new concern for American families living in the cities.

• Many women didn't talk about their unhappiness with staying at home.

• Many women are unhappy or dissatisfied with staying at home.

• All women were happy to be stay-at-home wives and mothers

Answer explanation

Remember, POINT of VIEW refers to the message, main idea, or summary of the source.

When determining the POV of a political cartoon it is not always a literal message.

This is an excerpt from the book The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963

"The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring,

a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United

States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched

slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay

beside her husband at night--she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question--"Is this all?"

Which of the following is NOT a specific AUDIENCE targetted by this excerpt?

• The American people

• American women

• Stay-at-home wives and mothers

• American men who believe women should only be stay-at-home wives and mothers.

Answer explanation

Remember, AUDIENCE refers to a specific group that is directly targeted by the source.

The American people is too broad & too vague of an answer.

"The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring,

a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United

States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched

slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay

beside her husband at night--she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question--"Is this all?"

Which of the following (two answers) is the PURPOSE of this excerpt?

• To force women to not be stay-at-home wives and mothers.

• To reassure American stay-at-home mothers that they are not alone in their feelings.

• To encourage women to be happy with their role in society.

• To inform society that many women are unhappy that they are discouraged from working outside their homes.

Answer explanation

Remember, PURPOSE refers to what the source wants the audience to do or think based on their message.

This is an excerpt from the book The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963 "The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night--she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question--"Is this all?" Which of the following (two answers) is the POINT of VIEW of this excerpt?

• This was a new concern for American families living in the cities.

• Many women didn't talk about their unhappiness with staying at home.

• Many women are unhappy or dissatisfied with staying at home.

• All women were happy to be stay-at-home wives and mothers

Answer explanation

Remember, POINT of VIEW refers to the message, main idea, or summary of the source.

When determining the POV of a political cartoon it is not always a literal message.

This is an excerpt from the book The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963

"The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring,

a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United

States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched

slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay

beside her husband at night--she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question--"Is this all?"

Which of the following is NOT a specific AUDIENCE targetted by this excerpt?

• The American people

• American women

• Stay-at-home wives and mothers

• American men who believe women should only be stay-at-home wives and mothers.

Answer explanation

Remember, AUDIENCE refers to a specific group that is directly targeted by the source.

The American people is too broad & too vague of an answer.