I learned about this book and its impact in my Women and Gender Studies class in college and wish I’d left it at that. Some of it was interesting hearing about how women had started working outside the home and getting college educations but then there was a cultural shift to putting emphasis on being housewives once again. Overall though it’s very outdated in its narrow focus, the way it talks about homosexuality and finally what made me instantly just give up on it despite how far I had pushed through was the comparison of being a housewife to the concentration camps during WWII. 

Glad it had a positive impact at the time but not something I recommend reading in 2025.