The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art! {June 24, 2013}

The Feminine Mystique: Portraits of and by Women

February 9, 2013—August 11, 2013

Location: Nelson-Atkins Building, Gallery P27

Admission is Free

A tribute to Betty Friedan's groundbreaking book,The Feminine Mystique (1963), this exhibition of late 19th– and early 20th-century prints and drawings explores the widening gap between society's desire to maintain traditional roles for women and women's desire to freely determine their own course in life.

IMAGE: Paul Berthon, French, 1848–1909. Chrysanthemums, 1899. Color lithographed decorative panel, 20 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Dillon, F91–13/1.