The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction. . . Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for
groceries, matched slipcover material, ate pezaut 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?
— Betty Friedan, 1963
In this quotation from her book, The Feminine Mystique. Betty Friedan articulates the feminist message that
A suburban housewives should have access to good domestic help
B. educated women should be expected to join the workforce upon graduation
C. women should remain silent about how dissatisfied they are with their lives
D. women want more opportunities than being a traditional housewife can offer