Betty Freedan's Study Of Free Feminist Ideas

Betty Friedan(1921-2006)is the pioneer of feminism in the United States,is also one of the leader of liberal Feminism.She learned American thought essence and the first phase of the feminist movement reflections on its,inappropriate,American women in the 1960 s to 80 s real life state as the basis,in combination with liberalism theory view of women and men have the same reason and ability,should have the same rights as men and freedom,law should be changed to protect women's equal rights,abolish discriminatory make men and women can achieve real equality.Betty Friedan inherited stone craft,Mary and John Stuart mill's thought,liberal feminism value women fair education,encourage women into the public domain,has an independent economy and personality.Friedan analyzes the cause of the American women,combined with the actual case in the 1960 s life into the feminine mystique ",which mentioned the problem about women nameless,thus advocated women should develop their ability,return to society the public domain.But women back to social public sphere and found not only didn't get the achievement of self happy have a man ACTS the role of the two Angle is pressed out of breath,they tend to want to shoulder the burden of the family and like men in male development under the framework of competitive pressure which makes women,some women took to the imitation of men and reject marriage and reproduction of extreme way,some are for the children and her husband abandon work return to home.In the face of the first phase of the feminist movement scene declining Friedan rethink,from alpha to beta;A more gentle and changeable modes.And Friedan realize can no longer is a state of antagonism between men and women,women's rights movement for women's liberation of the men,meanwhile,can reduce the pressure of the economy and life,they can work together to become each other's loyal ally,share the responsibility to take care of a family,in social work for higher efficiency.The main content of this article is based on Betty Friedan's “The feminine mystique” and “The second phase” of two books.Described according to the related literature of the American society of political,economic,cultural and historical vicissitude and the combination of the feminist movement.Focuses on the analysis of the three major problems: the first is the theory of Friedan thought origin and social background,second is the difference and features of early and late thoughts as well as the causes of change,finally analyzed by Marxist theory of Friedan thought limitationaccording to China's actual conditions and rationality of American society at that time and now the similarities of the Chinese society of Friedan thought useful place to study the problem of equality between men and women in our country,the theory is applied to the analysis of practical problems.