▁by ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁providing ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁female ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁education , ▁work ▁force , ▁and ▁Social ▁Security . ▁Kennedy ▁appointed ▁Ele an or ▁Ro ose vel t ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁action ▁was ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁those ▁wanting ▁to ▁advance ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁work force ▁( such ▁as ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ) ▁and ▁those ▁advoc ating ▁women ' s ▁domestic ▁importance / role ▁need ing ▁to ▁be ▁preserved ▁( such ▁as ▁organized ▁labor ▁groups ). ▁The ▁commission ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁t ension ▁between ▁oppos ing ▁sides . ▁ ▁Betty ▁Fried an ▁wrote ▁The ▁Fem in ine ▁Myst ique ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁experiences . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁femin ist ▁long ▁before ▁her ▁book , ▁by ▁educ ating ▁herself ▁and ▁devi ating ▁from ▁the ▁domestic ▁female ▁parad ig m . ▁The ▁book ' s ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁fuel ▁movement ▁to ▁a ▁women ' s ▁role ▁outside ▁of ▁domestic ▁environment . ▁A cknow led ging ▁some ▁satisfaction ▁from ▁raising ▁children , ▁cook ing , ▁re arr anging ▁house ▁decor ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁suff ice ▁the ▁deeper ▁desire ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁achieve ▁an ▁education . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁widely ▁cred ited ▁with ▁spark ing ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁second - wave ▁femin ism ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁W .