[feminist:] One Who Believes In The Liberation

We Broke Through The Feminine Mystique And Women Who Were Wives, Mothers And Housewives Began To Find Themselves As People. That Didn't Mean They Stopped, Or Had To Stop, Being Mothers, Wives Or Even Liking Their Homes.

There Is Absolutely No Evidence That It Is Harmful To Children If Their Mother's Health, Well-being And Autonomy And Control Of Her Own Destiny Is Maximized By Work Outside The Home.

Some People Think I'm Saying, 'women Of The World Unite -- You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Men. It's Not True. You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Vacuum Cleaners.

Who Knows What Women Can Be When They Are Finally Free To Become Themselves? Who Knows What Women's Intelligence Will Contribute When It Can Be Nourished Without Denying Love?

The Only Kind Of Work Which Permits An Able Woman To Realize Her Abilities Fully, To Achieve Identity In Society In A Life Plan That Can Encompass Marriage And Motherhood, Is The Kind That Was Forbidden By The Feminine Mystique, The Lifelong Commitment To An Art Or Science, To Politics Or Profession. If Divorce Has Increased By One Thousand Percent, Don't Blame The Women's Movement. Blame The Obsolete Sex Roles On Which Our Marriages Were Based.