Discrimination Case

Feminist leaders had been fighting for equal rights for women for a little while, but it was not until the late 18th century that a real strong movement began. The main argument was the right for women to vote, with a sub focus on the abolition of slavery. The women who lead the group were quite diverse in their views, ranging from radical Christians to liberals whose religious beliefs were unimportant. But the most famous names included, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, and Matilda Joslyn Gage. Before the start of the first wave, there was the Seneca Falls Convention, which was the starting block for the first movement. This meeting allowed people to be more comfortable voicing their opinions on the legal limitations of women. Although Stanton and Anthony did not see their work rewarded, in 1919 the Nineteenth Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote in the United States, and temporarily ending the First Wave Feminist Movement. The first movement may have ended but women were still fighting for equal rights and it was not long until the second movement began again in the late 1950's, early 1960's. [1][2]

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Second Wave of Feminism

Since conquering the battle for women to vote, time went by in between the 1920's until the 1960's when feminists were still active, but a new wave had yet to occur. By the mid 1960's women wanted more involvement in high education and wanted to shatter the picture of a stay at home mom who cooked and cleaned and took after the children. Through books such as The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment, changes were made that broke the mold of women in America. The 1950's and 1960's were a time when white picket fences and Leave it to Beaver were completley normal, but within this pop culture image, there