After reading The Feminine Mystique, the Bettys are starting to wake up — and act on it. Bitsy does the unspeakable and challenges her husband, King. Margaret discovers she can't open a bank account without her husband's signature (even though the check is in her name) and feeling even more rebellious, she submits a column that earns her a reminder from her editor that she's "not paid to think." Meanwhile, Charlotte's daughter Denise is quietly putting a plan in place to protect her mom before leaving for college.

We discuss sexism in the workplace, women's financial independence in the 1960s, and what it feels like when you realize the patriarchy is real — and it was never built in your favor.

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