Written by Betty Friedan to expose the discontent of the housewife role?

• A. Roe v Wade
• B. The Feminine Mystique
• C. National Organization for Women (NOW)
• D. Chicano Mural Movement

Answer: (B)

The main idea tested is recognizing which work by Betty Friedan exposed the unhappiness many housewives felt with traditional gender roles. The book The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, argues that women were being kept from realizing their full potential by limiting expectations of marriage and motherhood, describing the widespread sense of dissatisfaction as “the problem that has no name.” This work is credited with fueling the second-wave feminist movement by naming and challenging the idea that a woman’s greatest fulfillment comes only from domestic duties. The other options don’t fit: Roe v. Wade is a landmark abortion decision, NOW is an advocacy organization Friedan helped found, and the Chicano Mural Movement is a cultural/art movement unrelated to Friedan’s critique of domestic gender roles.