The Rise of First
Wave Feminism,
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First wave feminism is feminist activity in and
around the 19th and 20th century.
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This movement focused on women’s right to vote,
and feminists were more commonly known as suffragettes.
The Effects of
First Wave Feminism,
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Due to feminists campaigning for their rights
laws were changed. The first law change to benefit women’s wellbeing recorded
was in 1809 in the USA, the law allowed married women to make a will.
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The first significant change in England was made
when a group called the Langham Place Circle campaigned for women’s rights in
the workplace and education.
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In the UK, women were given the right to vote in
1928.
The Rise of Second
Wave Feminism,
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Second wave feminism began in the early 1960’s
in the USA.
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This movement then spread through the western
world and lasted until the early 1980’s.
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Second wave feminism broadened the spectrum of
issues feminists were focused upon, instead of being focused on women’s rights
to vote.
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They argued that the way women were portrayed in
the media was limiting the life chances that women had.
The Effects of
Second Wave Feminism,
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Laws were changed and introduced due to second
wave feminism, for example the Equal Pay Act was introduced.
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This also made a lot of new job/career options
available to women as people hiring couldn’t be discriminatory.
