Feminist/Women’s Liberation

Link

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/what-was-the-womens-liberation-movement/3735.html

Second Wave Feminism

• The 1960s and 1970s saw a resurgence of feminist activity, including the women's liberation movement and the more mainstream feminist groups. This period has been called the Second Wave of feminism, with the first wave usually thought of as being from 1848-1920, when women won the vote.

Facts• The Women's Liberation Movement was a political

movement.• Event began in the West• The Second Wave Of Feminism attempted to further

combat social and cultural inequalities.• The Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) was born

in the US among students radicalised by the mass black civil rights movement and opposition to the Vietnam War.

What their aim was...

• Series of campaigns for reforms on issues such as:• reproductive rights• domestic violence• maternity leave• equal pay• women's suffrage• sexual harassment• sexual violence

They participated in

peaceful protests such as

parades

•In the mid-1960s, the country was riveted by political activists, first battling for the civil rights for African Americans, then demonstrating against the Vietnam War. Women learned from these radical criticisms of society and began to adopt their rhetoric and methods toward issues of women's rights.

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