The Three Feminist WavesThe Three Feminist Waves

Gender GroupGender Group

Resistance and Form of Resistance and Form of ControlControl

What are feminists fighting What are feminists fighting for?for?

The Three WavesThe Three Waves

The First WaveThe First Wave

What Started this Wave?What Started this Wave?

• Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.

• First major event to fight for First major event to fight for women’s rights.women’s rights.

• Elizabeth Cody StantonElizabeth Cody Stanton

Major Events in the first Major Events in the first wavewave• In the United States and United Kingdom, In the United States and United Kingdom,

the first wave spanned from the mid 19the first wave spanned from the mid 19thth century till the early 20century till the early 20thth century century

• Goal of the first wave:Goal of the first wave:• Besides the Seneca Falls Convention, the Besides the Seneca Falls Convention, the

next major event was the Married next major event was the Married Women’s Property Act of 1870.Women’s Property Act of 1870.

• Contagious acts of 1864, 1866, and 1869.Contagious acts of 1864, 1866, and 1869.• 1919thth amendment amendment

Important Women Important Women During the First During the First

MovementMovement

Jane AddamsJane Addams

Madelie AlbrightMadelie Albright

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony

Clementina BlackClementina Black

Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell

Mary WollsontcraftMary Wollsontcraft

First Wave First Wave TimelineTimeline

1903: Marie Curie1903: Marie Curie

1911: Marie Curie1911: Marie Curie

1914: Swimming1914: Swimming

1916: Margaret Sanger1916: Margaret Sanger

1918: Voting for Canada1918: Voting for Canada

1920: Voting in the USA1920: Voting in the USA

1921: Lila Acheson Wallace1921: Lila Acheson Wallace

1921: Edith Wharton1921: Edith Wharton

1923: Maud Howe Elliot & 1923: Maud Howe Elliot & Laura RichardsLaura Richards

1923: Edna St. Vincent1923: Edna St. Vincent

1924: Nellie Ross1924: Nellie Ross

1928: Gertrude Ederie1928: Gertrude Ederie

1928: Olympic Events1928: Olympic Events

1931: Margaret Sanger1931: Margaret Sanger

1932: Amelia Earhart1932: Amelia Earhart

1933: Frances Perkins1933: Frances Perkins

1939 – 1945 WWII1939 – 1945 WWII

1945: Elle Fashion Magazine1945: Elle Fashion Magazine

What did the first wave offer What did the first wave offer women?women?

• What areas did women benefit in this What areas did women benefit in this wave?wave?

The Second WaveThe Second Wave

The purpose?The purpose?

• The second wave was coined by The second wave was coined by Marsha Marsha LearLear..

• Varied from highly-published activities, Varied from highly-published activities, such as protest against the Miss America such as protest against the Miss America Beauty contest in 1968.Beauty contest in 1968.

• In America, second wave feminism rose In America, second wave feminism rose out of the Civil Rights and anti-war out of the Civil Rights and anti-war movements in which women began to movements in which women began to band together to contend against band together to contend against discrimination.discrimination.

TimelineTimeline

• 19601960-The Food and Drug Administration -The Food and Drug Administration approves birth control pills.approves birth control pills.

• 19761976-The first marital rape law is enacted -The first marital rape law is enacted in in NebraskaNebraska, making it eligible for a , making it eligible for a husband to rape his wife.husband to rape his wife.

• 19781978-The Pregnancy Discrimination Act -The Pregnancy Discrimination Act bans employment discrimination against bans employment discrimination against pregnant women.pregnant women.

Main activists during this Main activists during this wave.wave.

• Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman

• Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony

• Rosa ParksRosa Parks

• Betty FriedanBetty Friedan

• Kate ChopinKate Chopin

• Sojourner TruthSojourner Truth

• Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem

What Did They Do?What Did They Do?

• Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave, who Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave, who conducted the “Underground Railroad” conducted the “Underground Railroad” and helped many slaves become free.and helped many slaves become free.

• Susan B. Anthony worked hard for woman Susan B. Anthony worked hard for woman suffrage movement.suffrage movement.

• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.a public bus to a white man.

• Betty Friedan wrote the best-seller, “The Betty Friedan wrote the best-seller, “The Feminine Mystique.”Feminine Mystique.”

What Did They Do?What Did They Do?

• Kate Chopin wrote her famous novel, “The Kate Chopin wrote her famous novel, “The Awakening” in 1899.Awakening” in 1899.

• Sojourner Truth became the first African Sojourner Truth became the first African American to win a slander action against American to win a slander action against whites in 1836.whites in 1836.

• Gloria Steinem appeared as a leader in the Gloria Steinem appeared as a leader in the women’s movement in the United States women’s movement in the United States during the 1960’s.during the 1960’s.

ConclusionConclusion

• The second wave was an opportunity The second wave was an opportunity to change the way America viewed to change the way America viewed the roles of women.the roles of women.