A SHORT HISTORY OF FEMINISM- Handout

A short history of Feminism

A short history of Feminism

Beginings

Beginings

First wave

First wave

• Olympe de Gouge :
• "Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen" 1791

• fought for fundamental Rights of women

• Seneca Falls Convention
• National Women suffrage Association
• meant for upper class women
• seperation - suffrage and abolitionism
• August 18th 1920
• The amendment was ratified.

• Mary Wollstonecraft:
• "The Vindication of the Rights of Women" 1792
• demaded education, equal position in society for women

Second wave of

FEMINISM

1960s-1980s challlenged ideal of women's Role in societyThree types: Mainstream, radikal, cultural feminsim Bad ReputationBetty Frieda female Mystique 1963 fought structural sexism Not intersectional

• "intersectionality"
• living every aspect of identity
• contradicted 2nd wave

3rd wave starters

3rd wave starters

values

Fourth wave

#METOO MOVEMENT

creating community by people sharing storiesraise awareness, change perspectiveschange of perception of power

Tarana Burke

• beginning 2008/2013
• mainly present on the Internet
• Focuses on intersectionality, structural sexism
• actions: Metoo, Red Coat Protests

• beginning 2008/2013
• mainly present on the Internet
• Focuses on intersectionality, structural sexism
• actions: Metoo, Red Coat Protests

I SSUES

I SSUES

abortion laws, right to Vote, femicides, sexual harassment, wage gap

T OD AY

T OD AY

Where do you think the prevalent fear of identifying as a feminist comes from?