Described by Arianna Huffington as a must-read, The Feminine Mystique is a groundbreaking and enduring classic. First published in 1963, Betty Friedan’s seminal work exposed “the problem that has no name”—the societal beliefs and structures that eroded women’s confidence in their intellectual abilities and confined them to domestic roles. Writing at a time when most women married young and 60 percent of female college students left school to wed, Friedan captured the frustrations and suppressed ambitions of a generation, showing women how to reclaim their lives. Part social chronicle, part manifesto, the book combines compelling anecdotes, interviews, and sharp insights, many of which remain relevant today. This 50th-anniversary edition includes a new introduction by Gail Collins and an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen.