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Top 5 Books on Feminism, 1950s-1970s

By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

Classic books from the women's liberation and feminist movement in the so-called Second Wave, from the 1950s through the 1970s. Excellent choices for personal reading, reading groups, or classroom use.

1. The Feminine Mystique

by Betty Friedan
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2. Small Changes

by Marge Piercy
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5. Betty Friedan : And the Making of the Feminine Mystique

subtitle: The American Left, the Cold War, and Modern Feminism (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War)
by Daniel Horowitz
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