The first wave of feminism between the late 19th century and the early 20th centuries emerged with the changing scope of global politics and rising urban industrialism. The main goals of this wave were to create more opportunities for women in the public sphere and to gain suffrage.
The second wave of feminism took place from the 1960s through the mid 1990s, igniting with anti-war movements and the civil rights movements brought on by the growing number of minority groups. The main focus of this movement was to gain just sexuality and reproductive rights, in addition to trying to pass the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees social equality regardless of sex.
The third wave of feminism focuses on post-modern thinking. Topics like universal womanhood, body image, gender, sexuality and heteronormativity are applied to the whole of women's roles, not only in today's society, but also the historical actions that evolved into women's status today. This status is persistently challenged by this third wave of feminism to help empower women.
The second wave of feminism took place from the 1960s through the mid 1990s, igniting with anti-war movements and the civil rights movements brought on by the growing number of minority groups. The main focus of this movement was to gain just sexuality and reproductive rights, in addition to trying to pass the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees social equality regardless of sex.
The third wave of feminism focuses on post-modern thinking. Topics like universal womanhood, body image, gender, sexuality and heteronormativity are applied to the whole of women's roles, not only in today's society, but also the historical actions that evolved into women's status today. This status is persistently challenged by this third wave of feminism to help empower women.