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“To be unwed and female was to succumb to an illness with only one known cure: marriage.”

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Book:Backlash: the undeclared war against American women

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Backlash: the undeclared war against American women

This book delves into the various issues and obstacles encountered by women in America, exploring the historical and contemporary context of gender inequality. more

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Susan Faludi is an American journalist and author known for her profound analysis of gender, cultural, and political issues. Born on April 18, 1959, she graduated from Columbia University and worked as a journalist for publications such as The New Yorker and Time Magazine. Her works include 'Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man' and 'The Breakdown of American Family: The Decline of the American Dream', the latter of which won the Pulitzer Prize. more

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“An accurate charting of American women's progress through history might look more like a corkscrew tilted slightly to one side, its loops inching closer to the line of freedom with the passage of time-but, like a mathematical curve approaching infinity, never touching its goal.”

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“For some high-profile men in trouble, women, especially feminist women, became the all-purpose scapegoats-charged with crimes that often descended into the absurd.”

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“The American woman has not yet slipped into a cocoon, but she has tumbled down a rabbit hole into sudden isolation.”

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“A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.”

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“I think a reason that a lot of people feel politically paralysed is that it used to be clear how power was organised. But those who have their hands on the levers of popular culture today have great power - and it isn't even clear who they are.”

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“The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so fluffy and meaningless, you feel like an idiot even complaining about it.”

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“The media and the rest of popular culture weren't recording people's reactions to 9/11; they were forcing made-up reactions down people's throats.”

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“The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.”

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“The women's movement hit my neighborhood like a freight train. Everybody got divorced. You wonder what would have happened to women if the suburbs hadn't been built.”

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“What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.”

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