The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan, London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1963, 410 pp., ISBN 0-575-00951-9'The Feminine Mystique', published for premiered in the year 1963, it is widely recognized as one of the most influential books in the 20th century and in the history of feminism. (Fox, 2006) The book signals the beginning of the second wave of the feminist movement as feminist literature to illustrate and analyze women's issues in 1960s America. (Fox, 2006) At the same time, it is a statement to proclaim an era of American women fighting for equality where women refused to be subordinated to patriarchal ideology any longer. In "The Feminine Mystique", Betty Friedan for the first time in history describes "the nameless problem" of American women in the 1950s and 1960s. It was the time right after World War II and men were returning from the war frontier to their working positions, most American women were returning to the kitchen instead of going to work as they had done during the war. They were identified by Friedan as "suburban housewives" (Friedan, 1963: 18), suffering from a common dissatisfaction with their lives, which in the book is called "the problem that has no name" or "the nameless painful dissatisfaction". Analyzing the essence of the problem combined with a number of real-life examples and previous theories, the author defines feminine mystique as the convention that women should become an ideal patriarchal woman in the society where men create women as capable housewives as well as women. kind mothers. (Friedan, 1963:15-28) Betty Friedan provides an evidence-based overview of the female mystique in America in the 1960s. After an overview of the book, it first gives an overview of the typical...... middle of paper ......the book talks about how common housewives suffer during their daily lives and its causes. It is easier for readers to recognize the characters mentioned by Friedan in the case studies that surround us even in the 21st century. Although in most cases the author focuses too much on the narrow circle of suburban American housewives of her era, it is not difficult to find the guiding meaning for many other countries nowadays. It is highly recommended for all students and readers whose degree is in the area of ​​arts or humanities or who are interested in gender studies. Bibliography Fox, M. (2006) Betty Friedan, Who Ignited Cause in 'Feminine Mystique,' Dies at 85 The New York Times, 5 February. Friedan, B. (1963) The feminine mystique. New York: W.W. Norton.Tyson, L.(2006) Critical Thinking: An Easy-to-Use Guide. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.