Midge Decter

Thoughts about a generation that has reached adulthood—or should have—and was supposed to be the brightest, most gifted ever. What went wrong?

“Sexual freedom has become a burden to Women’s Liberation,” according to the author, who says that the liberated woman covertly longs for maidenhood.

Nine American writers and editors, back from a tour to Berlin and major West German cities, give their personal impressions of Germans today.