Question 2

Question 1

First Wave (1848-1918):

Answer 1

Focus: Women’s suffrage, legal rights, and property rights.
Key Events: Seneca Falls Convention (1848), 19th Amendment in the U.S.
Key Figures: Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Question 2

Second Wave (1963-1980s):

Answer 2

Focus: Workplace rights, reproductive rights, institutional inclusion.
Key Ideas: The “glass ceiling,” gender roles, and feminist consciousness-raising.
Key Figures: Betty Friedan (The Feminine Mystique), Simone de Beauvoir.

Question 3

Third Wave (1989-Present):

Answer 3

Focus: Diversity, intersectionality, reclaiming language.
Key Ideas: Critique of second-wave feminism’s focus on white, middle-class women.
Key Figures: bell hooks, Judith Butler.

Question 4

Why Are They Called ‘Waves’?

Answer 4

The term “waves” signifies different periods of activism with evolving issues, each building upon the previous movement.