Women’sLiberationQuoteBecauseIamawoman,Imustmakeunusualeffortstosucceed.IfIfail,noonewillsay,Shedoesn'thavewhatittakes.Theywillsay,Womendon'thavewhatittakes.----ClareBootheLuce(克莱尔·布思·卢斯)•Definition•FirstWaveFeminism•SecondWaveFeminism•ThirdWaveFeminism•ConclusionTableofContentThedefinitionofthefeministmovementFeminismreferstopolitical,cultural,andeconomicmovementsseekinggreater,equal,or,amongaminority,superiorrightsandparticipationinsocietyforwomen.TheFeministMovementWomen’sMovement,Women’sLiberation,referstoaseriesofcampaignsforreformsonissuessuchasreproductiveright,maternityleave,equalpay,women’ssuffrageandsexualviolence.HistoryFirstWaveFirstWaveFeminism•First-wavefeminismwasaperiodofactivityduringthe19thcenturyandearlytwentiethcentury.IntheUKandUS,itfocusedonthepromotionofequalcontract,marriage,parenting,andpropertyrightsforwomen.Bytheendofthe19thcentury,activismfocusedprimarilyongainingpoliticalpower,particularlytherightofwomen'ssuffrage(选举权).•Itwasorientedaroundthestationofmiddleorupper-classwhitewomen,andinvolvedsuffrageandpoliticalequality.HistoryFirstWaveFirstWaveFeminism•By1900,suffragettesarecampaigningheavilyforvotingrights.•Alsointhe1920s,feminismtakestheformofalternativestyletrendssuchasflapperdressesandshorthaircuts,and“masculine”behaviorslikesmokinganddrinkingalcohol.SocialImpact----19thAmendment“TherightofcitizensoftheUnitedStatestovoteshallnotbedeniedorabridgedbytheUnitedStatesorbyanyStateonaccountofsex...”----RatifiedonAugust18,1920.SocialImpactWomen'ssuffragebeganinBritain'sAustralasiancoloniesatthecloseofthe19thcentury,withtheself-governingcoloniesofNewZealandgrantingwomentherighttovotein1893andSouthAustraliagrantingfemalesuffrage(therighttovoteandstandforparliamentaryoffice)in1895.ThiswasfollowedbyAustraliagrantingfemalesuffragein1902.HistoryFirstWaveSecondWaveSecondWaveFeminism:•Thesecondwave(1950s-1980s)wasconcernedwithgenderinequalityinlawsandculture,suchastheendtodiscrimination.•Themovementencouragedwomentounderstandaspectsoftheirownpersonallivesasdeeplypoliticized,andreflectiveofasexiststructureofpower.BackgroundInformation----WomeninWorldWarIICompetitiveTheoryBackgroundInformationAfrican-AmericanCivilRightsMovement(1955–1968)•OutlawingracialdiscriminationagainstAfricanAmericans•EndRacialSegregation.W.E.B.DuBois,MalcolmX,RosaParks,MartinLutherKing,Jr.Achievement:TheCivilRightsActof1964SocialImpact----EqualRightsAmendment“Section1.EqualityofrightsunderthelawshallnotbedeniedorabridgedbytheUnitedStatesorbyanyStateonaccountofsex…”In1972,itpassedbothhousesofCongress,butfailedtogainratificationbeforeitsJune30,1982deadline.SocialImpact----Literature“Itignitedthecontemporarywomen'smovementin1963andasaresultpermanentlytransformedthesocialfabricoftheUnitedStatesandcountriesaroundtheworld.”----NewYorkTimesSocialImpact----Women’sOrganizationsBettyFriedan•AnAmericanwriter•Aleadingfigureinthe“SecondWave”oftheUSWomen’sMovementTheNationalOrganizationforWomen(NOW)----Foundedin1966Prominentissues•TheThirdwaveofFeminism(1990s-current),isseenasbothacontinuationandaresponsetotheperceivedfailuresofthesecondwave.Thiswaveoffeminismexpandsthetopicoffeminismtoincludeadiversegroupofwomenwithadiversesetofidentities.•Thirdwavefeminismregardsgenderviolence,reproductiverights,reclaimingderogatoryterms,andrapeascentralissues.HistoryFirstWaveSecondWaveThirdWaveThird-WaveFeminism:Inthe1990s,fierceabortiondebatescreatedeeppartisandivisionsaboutfunding,counseling,late-termabortion,andthestate’s“compelling”interestinpotentialhumanlife.HistoryFirstWaveSecondWaveThirdWaveThefeministmovementhaseffectedchangesinWesternsociety,including•women'ssuffrage;•greateraccesstoeducation;•morenearlyequitablepaywithmen;•therighttoinitiatedivorceproceedings;•therightofwomentomakeindividualdecisionsregardingpregnancy(includingaccesstocontraceptivesandabortion);•therighttoownproperty.•Conclusionthankyou