Feminist Movement
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Overview
The Feminist Movement is one that began in the 19th Century, and took place through three separate waves. They argued for many different issues. The strongest one being the right for women to vote; others include, abortion, rape, harassmant and equal pay. Through these three waves, women and men made great strides in the way of life for women in America by fighting for all races, classes, and religion hoping to gain equality for everyone.
The first wave of feminism was the suffrage movement, where women argued for equal voting rights for women and for African Americans. The second wave of feminism took place in the mid 1960’s and was more concerned with idea of the white picket fences, 2.5 children, women in the work place, equal wages, and relationships. While the third wave of feminism which began in the 1990’s focused on defining feminism, and new theories regarding sexuality and gender.
