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[5] [6] Second-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity and thought that began in the early 1960s in the United States, and spread throughout the Western world and beyond. In the United States the movement lasted through the early 1980s.
Suffragette, feminist; human rights campaigner; influential in labour rights and early days of UN: 1875–1939: Louisa Strittmater: United States: 1896: 1944: Feminist whose division of her estate to the National Woman's Party as listed in her will was controversially contested. [103] 1875–1939: Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill: United ...
The 19th- and early 20th-century feminist activity in the English-speaking world that sought to win women's suffrage, female education rights, better working conditions, and abolition of gender double standards is known as first-wave feminism.
The first wave of feminism came about during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Women wanted the same opportunities as men, most notably -- the right to vote. Women wanted the same opportunities ...
The history of the modern western feminist movement is divided into multiple "waves". [34] [35] [36] The first comprised women's suffrage movements of the 19th and early-20th centuries, promoting women's right to vote. The second wave, the women's liberation movement, began in the 1960s and campaigned for legal and social equality for women.
Second-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s and lasted roughly two decades, ending with the feminist sex wars in the early 1980s [1] and being replaced by third-wave feminism in the early 1990s. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Series of political campaigns for reforms on feminist issues Part of a series on Feminism History Feminist history History of feminism Women's history American British Canadian German Waves First Second Third Fourth Timelines Women's suffrage Muslim countries US Other women's rights ...
Women across the U.S. take part in the 4B feminist movement post-election. Find out why the movement is on the rise and how Louisiana factors in.