Doris Lessing is certainly one of the most instrumental women writers of the 20th century. In 1962, his masterpiece The Golden Notebook was published. It is considered the complementary volume to Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. The novel quickly became popular among feminists because of its realistic depiction of women's independence, conscience, and living conditions. This article was written with the aim of interpreting The Golden Notebook from a feminist perspective. The theme, structure, characters, and narrative style of the novel serve well for feminist interpretation. The very structure of the novel achieves the theme; this reflects not only the fragmentation of Anna's inner world, but also the chaotic society in which she lives. Doris Lessing employed a woman as the novel's first-person narrator. She has certainly been a spokesperson for women's rights in her life and work. Once women obtained the permit, a considerable phenomenon directly illustrated a series of problems in women's political life. Compared to traditional women, the “Free Women” of the Golden Notebook enjoy a free professional life, but they do not obtain deserved happiness even if they courageously come out of the kitchen. The relationship between women and children is also a major issue in the feminism crusade. Feminism was successful in securing equal parental rights for women. But the law could not produce harmonious relations in the absence of “paternal protection” between women and children. Lessing's novel tells us that men are not the enemies of women but are their collaborators. Women's writings, especially in The Golden Notebook, speak to the fact that women are evaluated from a completely different perspective...... middle of paper ......men were related to each other others at that time in a very precise way. Works CitedBlau, Duplessis Rachel. Writing beyond the end: narrative strategies of twentieth-century women writers. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985. Print. Brewster, Dorothy. Doris Lesing. New York: Twayene Publishers, 1965. Print.Hite, Molly. The other side of the story: structures and strategies of contemporary feminist narrative. London: Cornell University Press, 1989. Print. Jaonnou, Maroula. Writing by contemporary women: from the Golden Notebook to ColorPurple. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000. Print. Lessing, Doris. The Golden Notebook. New Delhi: Prestige Books, 1973.Print.Schlueter, Paul. Doris Lessing: essays, reviews, interviews. New York: Alfred A. Knof, 1974.Print.