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gender and sexuality
waves of feminism, masculinity, gender, lgbtq+
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st wave of feminism | (1848 -1920): Spark: Women’s Seneca Falls Convention Focus: Grant women the right to vote Activism and Accomplishments: -Gained right to vote |
| 2nd wave | (1960s-1980s) Focus: systematic gender inequality (workplace discrimination, reproductive rights, sexuality, and family roles) Spark:Feminine Mystique-Betty Freidman Accomplishment-Legalizing abortion (Roe v Wade), contraception acess, education discrim, |
| 3rd wave | (late 1980s-1990s) Spark: Clarence Thomas sexually harassing Anita Hill Focus: Redefine womanhood and 2nd wave Accomplishments: Coined term “intersectionality”, spread awareness for different approaches (beauty, gender binary, religion), Riot Grrrl (band) |
| feminist | person who believes: that women are systematically disadvantaged that such systematic disadvantaging is unjust that the social context should be transformed so that the systematic disadvantaging is no longer functioning |