In terms of American history the movement linked with the second wave of feminism was the Civil Rights Movement and later the anti-war movement.
First wave feminism ended around 1920, because the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, giving women the vote. First wave feminism had largely focused on getting the vote. Carrie Chapman Catt, one of the leaders of the Suffrage Movement (within first wave feminism), had in fact desired to make the suffrage movement so central to the first wave feminist movement, that she had bribed newspapers and used contacts in the press to get articles about other aspects of the women's movement removed, so that suffrage was the only issue focused on, in order to make it stronger. After suffrage was achieved, no other movements within first wave feminism really had any momentum, support, visibility, or resources, since so much had been thrown behind the Suffrage Movement, so first wave feminism ended, adn gave way to second wave feminism in the 1960s.
It's a term of empowerment, linked to third-wave feminism.
First wave feminism lasted from the 1840s until the 1920s. It was largely started by the the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and was focused for the most part on getting women the vote. With the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, the movement lost momentum, and floundered until the advent of second wave feminism in the 1960s. Second feminism dealt with equality in job opportunity and pay, and was motivated by the discontent many women felt after having been pushed out of the workforce and back into the home after men returned from the Second World War. Second wave feminism also dealt with reproductive rights, and saw victory with the outcome of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Second Wave feminism continued until the 1980s, and then evolved into third wave feminism that continued to fight for issues like reproductive rights and employment issues, but also sought to reconcile itself with women who had largely been ignored in first and second wave feminism, which were largely middle-class white women's movements. Third wave feminism began working to solve issues faced by women of color, queer women, women with disabilities, working class women, and to include them in the larger feminist movement.
It started around 1963.
The main "goal" of the Second Wave was reproductive rights. We can see this in the large fight surrounding Roe V. Wade.
First wave feminism was mostly focused on women gaining the right to vote and took place in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Since there has been second wave feminism which focused on breaking traditional women's roles and gaining rights such as equal pay and abortion. Third wave feminism began in the 1990s and focused on rape and sexual assault and more issues beneath the surface like women being objectified in the mainstream media. Riot Grrl was also a part of this movement.
Betty Friedan.
The first wave of feminism was caused by women seeking the right to vote. The second wave of feminism was caused by women seeking the right to equality in employment, education and aspirations. They also sought the right to reproductive freedom.
voting rights, as well as full equality
The second wave of the women's movement was inspired by a variety of factors such as the civil rights movements of the 1960s, increased educational and employment opportunities for women, and the push for reproductive rights and equal pay. This wave of feminism focused on a wider range of issues including sexuality, workplace discrimination, and reproductive rights.
"The Feminine Mystique" is a book written by Betty Friedan in 1963 that is considered a pivotal work in the feminist movement. It critiques the post-World War II ideal of domesticity and calls for women to pursue fulfillment beyond traditional gender roles. It helped spark the second wave of feminism in the United States.
First wave feminism took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s where it focused on legal issues such as the women's right to vote.Second wave feminism took place between the 1960s and the 1980s and was more focused on issues like sexual harassment in the workplace and domestic abuse/marital rape.Third wave feminism grew out of second wave feminism and has been active since the 1990s. Its focus is more on social issues rather than legal or economic ones.