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1963 - ~1980: Second Wave Feminism (jan 1, 1963 – jun 3, 1980)

Description:

- unifying goal of social equality
- "the personal is political"
- cared about casual sexism ingrained in society
- rejected feminine stereotypes

- right to hold credit cards under their own names
- right to apply for mortgages
- outlawed marital rape, raise awareness for domestic abuse, built shelters for women fleeing rape and domestic violence
- worked to name and legislate against sexual harassment in the workplace

- black women felt alienated from the movement
> different relationship to work
- fought against forced sterilization for black people and people with disabilities

- 1968 Miss America pageant protest

- 1980s portrayed feminists as "bra-burning" lesbians and men-haters
> "feminist" has a negative connotation

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Date:

jan 1, 1963
jun 3, 1980
~ 17 years