"American women drove hard bargains and the ended up looking the worst for it. The few natural American women left were mostly in Texas and Louisiana."

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The suburban housewife - she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American housewife - freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth, and the illnesses of her grandmother had found true feminine fulfillment.

— Betty Friedan