In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan wrote: Each suburban wife struggled 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?"
What larger social issue does this passage suggest Friedan was worried about?
A) access to education and employment
B) suffrage
C) race and difference
D) homophobia

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The passage suggests that Friedan was concerned about the limited roles and expectations placed on suburban wives, who felt unfulfilled in their confined domestic lives. This reflects a larger social issue of women's lack of access to education and employment opportunities, and their confinement to traditional gender roles.

In the Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan Wrote: Each Suburban Wife