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A th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed womenxs lives with a new introduction by Gail Collins Landmark groundbreaking classicxthese adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique Published in it gave a pitch-perfect description of xCthe problem that has no namexD the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined womenxs confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and percent of women students dropped out of college to marry Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives Part social chronicle part manifesto The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire This thxanniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins.