Medium Paperback, Fair + Condition, 1983, 346 pages, ISBN 0 349 11332 7

The Second Stage – Betty Friedan

“The women’s movement as we knew it has come to a dead end… life has changed and we’re in a new place and there are new problems.”

Twenty years have passed since Betty Friedan catalysed sexual politics with her explosive classic The Feminine Mystique. Now the women’s movement is split between separatists and those who want a broader social context for their lives. Which way should women turn? Betty Friedan’s outspoken and incisive book proposes a plan of action for today.

“The Second Stage is intended to put matters right and restore dignity to the feminist cause… a sane and courageous book.” – Sunday Telegraph