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Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
powerless to do anything to better their situation.

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feeling empowered to seek social and economic equality.

Explanation: Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique (1963) exposed the “problem that has no name,” criticizing postwar suburban domesticity and inspiring many women to organize, seek careers, and push for equal rights — a key catalyst of second‑wave feminism.