FEMI NI ST

TH EO RY
what is
feminism?
Feminism
Feminism is a range of socio-
political movements and
ideologies that aim to define
and establish the political,
economic, personal, and social
equality of the sexes. Feminism
holds the position that societies
prioritize the male point of view
and that women are treated
unjustly in these societies.
4 waves of
feminism
1st wave (19th century)

2nd wave (1960-1990)

3rd wave (late 1990s)

4th wave (present)

 1st wave of
feminism

The 1st wave was Women demanded for

started in the late 19th equal economic, legal,
century social, and political
opportunities. This era is
called women's suffrage
movement.
The 1st wave is all about
women's right to have a
good education, right to
own property, right to
earn wages, the right for
married women to be a
legal personhood and the
right to hold leadership in
the church than just
voting.
Sir William Blackstone qouted that;

"by marriage, the husband and the wife

are one person in law: that is, the very
being or legal existence of the woman is
suspended during the marriage, or at
least is incorporated and consolidated
into that of the husband."
 no legal contracts
no property
no wages
can not bring
issues to court
because they do
not have legal
personhood

Focus of 1st wave feminism

1st wave began,
The Seneca Falls
Convention
Held in the Wesleyan Chapel of
the town of Seneca Falls, New
York. It spanned two days over
July 19-20, 1848
Who
Organized the
Seneca Falls
Convention?
The five women who
organized the
Seneca Falls
Convention
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Mary M’Clintock
Martha Coffin Wright
Jane Hunt
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
a leading women’s rights
advocate who was a driving
organizer of the Seneca Falls
Convention. Stanton first
became invested in women’s
rights after talking to her
father, a law professor, and his
students. She studied at Troy
Female Seminary and worked
on women’s property rights
reform in the early 1840s.
Lucretia Mott

a Quaker preacher
from Philadelphia, was
known for her anti-
slavery, women’s
rights and religious
reform activism.
Mary M’Clintock
the daughter of Quaker anti-
slavery, temperance and
women’s rights activists. In
1833, M’Clintock and Mott
organized the Philadelphia
Female Anti-Slavery Society.
At the Seneca Falls
Convention, M’Clintock was
appointed secretary.
Martha Coffin
Wright
Lucretia Mott’s sister. In
addition to being a lifelong
proponent of women’s
rights, she was an
abolitionist who ran a
station on the Underground
Railroad from her Auburn,
New York, home.
Jane Hunt

another Quaker activist,

was a member of
M’Clintock’s extended
family through marriage.
NATIONAL AMERICAN
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
ASSOCIATION
 2nd wave of
feminism

2nd wave occurs in 1960 In this wave, women

to 1990 are more concern
about issues of class
and race
 Focus of 2nd
wave feminism
women getting fired from

job when they get pregnant

no credit without spouse

approval

job segregation
 1 2 3

SOCIAL JUSTICE
LIBERAL FEMINIST RADICAL FEMINIST
FEMINIST
LIBERAL
FEMINIST Liberal feminism is one of the
earliest forms of feminism,
stating that women's secondary
status in society is based on
unequal opportunities and
segregation from men. Emerging
out of the abolitionist and
women's movement in the US,
this body of feminism focuses on
eliminating gender inequality.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
FEMINIST
Social justice feminism is the practice
of recognizing issues of oppression
dealing with race, class, sexuality, and
citizenship and challenging them
through practice rather than theory.
This form of feminism allows for a
broader audience beyond the white
middle aged women who began the
movement.
 RADICAL FEMINIST
Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls
for a radical re-ordering of society in which male supremacy is
eliminated in all social and economic contexts, while
recognizing that women's experiences are also affected by
other social divisions such as in race, class, and sexual
orientation.
 WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

3RD WAVE OF FEMINISM

 3rd wave of feminism
happened in late 1990s
The Third Wave of feminism was
greatly focused on reproductive
rights for women. Feminists
advocated for a woman's right
to make her own choices about
her body and stated that it was
a basic right to have access to
birth control and abortion.
 abuse and rape of women
Focus of access to contraception
3rd wave and other reproductive
feminism services (including the

legalization of abortion)

the creation and

enforcement of sexual-

harassment policies for

women in the workplace

4th wave of
feminism
The 4th wave is currently
happening in the present.

The 4th wave is about breaking

down the boundary and
dismantling oppresive power
structures
Fourth-wave feminism is a
feminist movement that began
around 2012 and is
characterized by a focus on the
empowerment of women, the
use of internet tools, and
intersectionality. The fourth
wave seeks greater gender
equality by focusing on
gendered norms and the
marginalization of women in
society.
 Focus of
4th wave sexual harassment
feminism body shaming

misogyny

rape culture
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