Feminism Flashcards
1
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feminism
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the advocacy of woman’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men
2
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first wave
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19th-20th century
woman wanted same opportunities as men- right to vote
woman’s suffrage movement
1920 granted right to vote
“right to vote, equal education rights and treatment under law”
3
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second wave
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feminism came during the 1960s
tackled controversial issues
reproductive rights
and woman in workplace
equal rights amendment (1972)
4
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third wave
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1990s
embraces idea that woman can be assertive and powerful
challenge gender non
powerful dynamics characters in pop culture
5
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fourth wave
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reckon intersectionality
trans right
resurgence of attacks on woman’s rights
living in a new wave?
