The First and Second Waves of Feminism By: Marisol Pineda

The Waves of Feminism The First Wave of Feminism o Took place during the 19 th century and early 20 th century o Suffrage The Second Wave of Feminism o Began in the 1960s through the 1990s o Sexuality and reproductive rights o Social equality regardless of sex

The First Wave 19th century and early 20th century  Middle-class White women Focus on legal issues  Women’s suffrage Domestic sphere  Women were viewed as mentally and physically fragile creatures  Their role as women meant they belonged in the home taking care of their children and husbands  Femininity The Seneca Falls Convention (1848)  Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott  300 women & men came together  When did women finally gain the vote?  1920

The Second Wave Began in the 1960s through the 1990s  More diversity in women Social Expectations of Women  WWII & Cold War  The perfect wife and mother The Feminine Mystique  Betty Friedan  The problem that has no name What were women fighting for?  Change social and cultural expectations  Equal Rights Amendment Anti-Feminism  Women came together to reject the demands by feminist  Formed their own social movements

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