It was the era that I later analyzed, the feminine mystique ...
It was the era that I later analyzed, the "feminine mystique" era, [when] "career woman" was a dirty word. And so I didn't want a career anymore. [But] I had to do something. So I started freelancing for women's magazines.
![It was the era that I later analyzed, the feminine mystique era, [when] career woman was a dirty word. And so I didn't want a career anymore. [But] I had to do something. So I started freelancing for women's magazines.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/betty-friedan/it-was-the-era-that-i-later-analyzed-the-feminine-mystique-era-when-career-woman-was-a-dirty-word-and.jpg)