06573cam a2200721Ii 4500 ocn903957527 OCoLC 20200709060319.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 150214t20142014utua ob 001 0 eng d E7B eng rda E7B N$T YDXCP EBLCP OCLCO P@U 929159033 932314778 9781607813279 9781607813286 electronic bk. 1607813289 electronic bk. (OCoLC)903957527 (OCoLC)929159033 (OCoLC)932314778 n-us--- HQ1426 .N484 2014eb SOC 031000 bisacsh SOC 020000 bisacsh 305.40973090/04 23 MAIN Neuffer, Julie Debra, author. Helen Andelin and the fascinating womanhood movement / Julie Debra Neuffer. Salt Lake City, [Utah] : The University of Utah Press, 2014. ©2014 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Preface; Introduction; One. Beginnings; Two. The Ideal Woman; Three. Everywoman's Heaven on Earth; Four. Heyday; Five. Enemies; Six. Farmville; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index "In 1961, Helen Andelin, a disillusioned housewife and mother of eight, languished in a lackluster, twenty-year old marriage. A religious woman, she spent long periods in fasting and prayer asking for help to improve her marriage. While studying a set of women's advice booklets from the 1920s, Andelin had an epiphany that not only changed her life but also affected the lives of millions of American women. She applied the principles from the booklets to her unhappy marriage and found that her difficult and disinterested husband became loving and attentive. He bought her gifts and hurried home from the office to be with her. Their marriage was revitalized. Andelin took her new-found happiness as a sign that God wanted her to share these principles with other women and began teaching classes at her church. The results were dramatic. In 1963, at the urging of her followers, Andelin wrote and self-published Fascinating Womanhood. The book, taken almost word for word from those 1920s advice booklets, sold hundreds of thousands of copies and launched a nationwide organization of classes and seminars led by thousands of volunteer teachers. Countering second-wave feminists in the 1960s, Andelin preached family values and traditional gender roles for women"-- Provided by publisher. "In 1961, Helen Andelin, a disillusioned housewife and mother of eight, languished in a lackluster, twenty-year old marriage. A religious woman, she spent long periods in fasting and prayer asking for help to improve her marriage. While studying a set of women's advice booklets from the 1920s, Andelin had an epiphany that not only changed her life but also affected the lives of millions of American women. She applied the principles from the booklets to her unhappy marriage and found that her difficult and disinterested husband became loving and attentive. He bought her gifts and hurried home from the office to be with her. Their marriage was revitalized. Andelin took her new-found happiness as a sign that God wanted her to share these principles with other women and began teaching classes at her church. The results were dramatic. In 1963, at the urging of her followers, Andelin wrote and self-published Fascinating Womanhood. The book, taken almost word for word from those 1920s advice booklets, sold hundreds of thousands of copies and launched a nationwide organization of classes and seminars led by thousands of volunteer teachers. Countering second-wave feminists in the 1960s, Andelin preached family values and traditional gender roles for women. She urged women not to have careers, but to become good wives, mothers, and homemakers instead. A woman's true happiness, taught Andelin, could only be realized if she admired, cared for, and obeyed her husband. As her notoriety grew, so did the backlash from her critics. Undeterred, she founded an organization, started a newsletter with a nationwide subscription, and became involved in politics. Andelin spoke to millions of women during a time of social unrest. Her message calling for the return to traditional roles appealed to them during a time of uncertainty and radical social change. This study provides an evenhanded and important look at a crucial, but often overlooked cross-section of American women as they navigated their way through the turbulent decades following the post-war calm of the 1950s. "-- Provided by publisher. Andelin, Helen B. Andelin, Helen B. Fascinating womanhood. Anti-feminism United States History 20th century. Housewives United States Social conditions 20th century. Homemakers United States Social conditions 20th century. Sex role United States History 20th century. Women United States Social conditions 20th century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies bisacsh Andelin, Helen B. Andelin, Helen B. -- Fascinating womanhood. Anti-feminism -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Homemakers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Housewives -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Sex role -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Electronic books. Electronic books. Print version: Neuffer, Julie Debra Helen Andelin and the Fascinating Womanhood Movement Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press,c2015 9781607813279 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=942247 ebrary EBRY ebr11014283 EBSCOhost EBSC 942247 YBP Library Services YANK 12253875 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3443919 Project MUSE MUSE muse48871 92 N$T 55943 55943