When one begins to think about it, America depends rather heavily on women's passive dependence, their femininity. Femininity, if one still wants to call it that, makes American women a target and a victim of the sexual sell.
Betty FriedanRead
Aging is not "lost youth" but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Aging represents a chance for growth rather than a loss of vitality.
In this quote, Betty Friedan emphasizes that aging should not be viewed as a decline or the end of youthful exuberance but rather as a new phase filled with potential and strength. It encourages individuals to embrace the opportunities that come with maturity, recognizing that each stage of life has its own unique value and possibilities.
Themes
AgingOpportunityStrengthLifeGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a birthday speech to inspire those approaching older age.
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All quotes βOver and over again, stories in women's magazines insist that women can know fulfillment only at the moment of giving birth to a child. They deny the years when she can no longer look forward to giving birth, even if she repeats the act over and over again. In the feminine mystique, there is no other way for a woman to dream of creation or of the future. There is no other way she can even dream about herself, except as her children's mother, her husband's wife.
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Advice? I don't offer advice. Not my business. Your life is what you make it.
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We need to see men and women as equal partners, but it's hard to think of movies that do that. When I talk to people, they think of movies of forty-five years ago! Hepburn and Tracy!
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No woman gets an orgasm from shining the kitchen floor.
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It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question 'who am I' except the voice inside herself.
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