Betty Friedan: "Cada esposa suburbana luta sozinha. Quando ela fez as...

"Cada esposa suburbana luta sozinha. Quando ela fez as camas, comprou o material slipcover correspondente, comeu sanduíches de manteiga de amendoim com seus filhos, batatas fritas e brownies, deitados ao lado do marido à noite - ela estava com medo de perguntar a si mesma a pergunta silenciosa - 'é isso tudo?"

--- Betty Friedan

Versão em inglês

Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night- she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-- 'Is this all?