How did feminism progress?

Question 1

What major feminist event took place in February 1970?

Answer 1

The Women’s Liberation Conference in Oxford, attended by 500 women.

Question 2

When was the high point of second wave feminism?

Answer 2

The 1970s, though it developed in the 1960s.

Question 3

What global recognition did feminism receive in 1977?

Answer 3

The UN inaugurated International Women’s Day (IWD).

Question 4

What happened after the initial Women’s Liberation meeting in 1970?

Answer 4

Many Women’s Liberation groups sprang up across the UK to support women.

Question 5

What was the significance of the Miss World contest protest in the 1970s?

Answer 5

Feminists disrupted the contest to protest the objectification of women; Bob Hope was heckled and stink/smoke bombs were thrown.

Question 6

What were the goals of the 1971 feminist demonstrations in London and Liverpool?

Answer 6

Equal pay and free 24-hour nurseries.