Feminism in the United States
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Feminism
has played an important role in the history and culture of the United States
.
, feminists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton
and Susan B. Anthony
began to campaign for women's suffrage in the United States.
The Seneca Falls Convention
was held between July 19-20 in 1848 with Stanton and Lucretia Mott
where several discussions were held to debate the roles for women in society. During these meetings, Stanton devised a declaration of how women have been discriminated by men and the laws of the past known as the Declaration of Sentiments
. Stanton also provides a list of resolutions describing how women should be treated equal.
American women were finally granted universal suffrage in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
.
began nearly as soon as World War 2 had ended. The end of the war had proven that women were fully capable of retaining the jobs that men had abandoned when they were deployed to battle. They sought to be freed from the traditional roles of housewife and caregiver, and wished to occupy a higher prevalence in the work force.
took form in the early 1990's when minority women such as Rebecca Walker
shed light on the lack of attention being drawn to women of color, non heterosexuality, and the younger generations. This is more a general term for the modern feminism and the progressions they have made since the second-wave feminism
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
has played an important role in the history and culture of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
First wave
During the late 1800s, following the end of the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, feminists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement...
and Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony
Susan Brownell Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Women's Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President...
began to campaign for women's suffrage in the United States.
The Seneca Falls Convention
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was an early and influential women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, July 19–20, 1848. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking ability, a skill rarely...
was held between July 19-20 in 1848 with Stanton and Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Coffin Mott was an American Quaker, abolitionist, social reformer, and proponent of women's rights.- Early life and education:...
where several discussions were held to debate the roles for women in society. During these meetings, Stanton devised a declaration of how women have been discriminated by men and the laws of the past known as the Declaration of Sentiments
Declaration of Sentiments
The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, 100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women's rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York, now known as the Seneca Falls Convention...
. Stanton also provides a list of resolutions describing how women should be treated equal.
American women were finally granted universal suffrage in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920....
.
Second Wave
The Second-Wave FeminismSecond-wave feminism
The Feminist Movement, or the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States refers to a period of feminist activity which began during the early 1960s and lasted through the early 1990s....
began nearly as soon as World War 2 had ended. The end of the war had proven that women were fully capable of retaining the jobs that men had abandoned when they were deployed to battle. They sought to be freed from the traditional roles of housewife and caregiver, and wished to occupy a higher prevalence in the work force.
Third Wave Feminism
The Third-wave feminismThird-wave feminism
Third-wave feminism is a term identified with several diverse strains of feminist activity and study whose exact boundaries in the historiography of feminism are a subject of debate, but often marked as beginning in the 1980s and continuing to the present...
took form in the early 1990's when minority women such as Rebecca Walker
Rebecca Walker
Rebecca Walker is an American writer. She has been named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 future leaders of America.-Early life:...
shed light on the lack of attention being drawn to women of color, non heterosexuality, and the younger generations. This is more a general term for the modern feminism and the progressions they have made since the second-wave feminism
Second-wave feminism
The Feminist Movement, or the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States refers to a period of feminist activity which began during the early 1960s and lasted through the early 1990s....
See also
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