First Wave Feminism In The United States

Are you a feminist? Do you know what feminism is about? Many people confuse feminism with man hating or saying women are better than men. It’s neither. Feminism is seeking justice for both genders and ending sexism. Feminism and age have a connection because when you grow older, people can experience more sexism. Feminism is both a political movement and intellectual commitment. Feminists disagree with stereotyping, objectifying and sexism. Feminism started around the 1840s.The first gathering for women’s rights in the United States, the Seneca Falls Convention, was in 1848. Many people have found it useful to think of the movement as waves. Each wave talks about different topics that feminists want to talk about and fight for. There are also
The First wave was the beginning of feminism. First wave feminists were fighting for women’s right to vote. The women’s suffrage movement agreed with the Black Suffrage and the Abolitionist movement, because of the similar goals of equality. In the text, First Wave feminist were described as, “It was a struggle to achieve basic political rights” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). This quote shows how the beginning of feminism was difficult. This supports how they were trying to end sexism because at a certain time, women were not allowed to vote. The phrase “struggle” proves this. The Second Wave started in the late 1950s and moved into the 1980s. As stated in the text, “Feminists pushed beyond the early quest for political rights to fight for greater equality across the board in education, the workplace and at home”. (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). In this quote it talks about what feminists were fighting for during the second wave. This supports how they were trying to end sexism because they were fighting for better equality. Lastly, the third wave. This is the most recent wave. The third wave feminism focuses less on the political side and more on
Chafe, the text “The Women’s Rights Movement” by History, Art and Archives and “NAWSA” by Preserving American Freedom there were three wings of the women’s rights movement which are the National Organization for Women, American Women Suffrage Association and National Women’s Suffrage Association. These organizations were formed to fight these feminist ideas. National Organization for Women is an American feminist organization that was founded in 1966. As stated in the text, “Creation of a National Organization for Women which would become the civil rights vanguard of a reborn and revitalized feminism”(Chafe).This quote talks about how the National Organization for Women is a group of people who want to talk more about feminism. This is a group of people leading the way to new ideas or developments of feminism. The phrase “vanguard” proves this. The National Women’s Suffrage Association started with a group of scholar activists and feminist scholars that came together during the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. As stated in the text “The National Women’s Studies Association directed its efforts toward changing federal law and opposed the 15th amendment because it excluded women: (History, Art and Archives). This quote talks about what feminist were fighting for during this time. They were fighting for equality because the 15th amendment excluded women. An organization that agreed with the 15th amendment is the American