okay so i was just doing some research on it, so Maya saw Mrs. Flowers as a role model. She wanted to be like Mrs. Flowers when she got older. Maya stated that Mrs. Flowers was a " Life Line". After Maya's "incindent with her boyfriend" she was, closing herself off from the world, didnt want to talk, was depressed, etc. Mrs. Flowers was there, she would sit with her and force her to talk, and they read poetry together. If it wasnt for Mrs. Flowers Maya could have gone down a long sorrow filled road, being alone. They become best firends.
Friedan's attitude towards what she calls the 'feminine mystique' is that she sees the ideal of femininity as stiffing women's potential in the 1950's. Betty Friedan was a writer and activist of the 1950's and 60's.
it means treat others as you wish to be treated. that is the main rule of the Torah according to Shabbat. everything else just further states that one rule and adds onto it
