Stephanie Coontz, history and family studies professor at The Evergreen State College, talked about her book, A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s, in which she reports on the generation of American women who were introduced to feminist politics in the early 1960s. Ms. Coontz focused on the 1963 publication and readership of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique as a transformative moment for many women who began to question their familial and professional roles. Stephanie Coontz discussed her book at the Tenement Museum in New York City. She responded to questions from members of the audience.