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Feminine Mystiques

Fifty years since the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, three leading writers explore the contemporary feminist landscape in stories inspired by her work

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  • Writer Marina Warner discusses the inspiration for her short story, Mink.

  • Writer Aminatta Forna blogs about Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem and the power of the gaze.

  • Writer Sarah Hall explains why she tackled the difficult issues raised in Theatre Six.

  • A young woman's doctor confronts a difficult challenge in a dystopian near-future society.

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