FRIEDAN WRITES, “THE HIGHEST VALUE OF AND THE ONLY COMMITMENT FOR WOMEN IS THE FULFILMENT OF THEIR OWN FEMININITY” (FRIEDAN). WHILE FRIEDAN POSITS THIS FULFILMENT IN A WAY THAT IMPLIES THAT WOMEN ARE CHAINED TO THEIR APPEARANCES – A NOTION WHICH WAS CERTAINLY TRUE FOR SOME WOMEN, LIKE BETTY – PEGGY FORMS A MODEL OF FEMININITY THAT IS LIBERATING AND UNIQUE TO HER.