Second-Wave Feminism was a period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s in the United States, and lasted roughly two decades. It took place primarily across the western world, and aimed to increase equality for women by building on previous feminist gains.
Whereas First-Wave Feminism focused mainly on suffrage and overturning legal obstacles to gender equality (e.g. voting rights and property rights), second-wave feminism broadened women's activism to include a wider range of issues: sexuality, family, the workplace, reproductive rights, the gender pay gap, and legal inequalities. It was a movement that was focused on critiquing the patriarchal, or male-dominated, institutions and cultural practices throughout society.
Second-wave feminism also drew attention to the issues of domestic violence and marital rape, created rape-crisis centers and women's shelters, and brought about changes in custody laws and divorce laws in many countries.
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Relationships
Friends
- Feminism - Granny!
- Kritarchy - Dad!
- Social Feminism - One of my favorite sisters.
- Marxist Feminism - Another awesome sister, she scares me sometimes though.
- Liberal Feminism - Equal rights for all!
- Progressivism - I am a core part of you.
Frenemies
- First-Wave Feminism - My mom who I admire, but come on, we can't just have legal equality we need to have full social equality too!
- Third-Wave Feminism - My daughter, I love you very much but do you really have to dress like that?
- Fourth-Wave Feminism - You're my granddaughter so I love you, but you scare me a lot, also get off the internet that will rot your brain.
Enemies
- Patriarchy - We will destroy you
not really just make you less obvious and physical.