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second-wave feminism

second-wave feminism noun: a period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s in the United States and broadened the gender equality debate to include family, the workplace, reproductive rights, etc.

Noun

second-wave feminism (uncountable)

  1. A period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s in the United States and broadened the gender equality debate to include family, the workplace, reproductive rights, etc.
    • Obviously, the second-wave feminism of the ’60s and ’70s could be pretty factional as well; there were vicious internal fights over issues like lesbianism and pornography, as well as over white feminists’ blind spots about race.2022 June 17, Michelle Goldberg, “The Future Isn’t Female Anymore”, in The New York Times

Questions about second-wave feminism

What does second-wave feminism mean?
Second-wave feminism means a period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s in the United States and broadened the gender equality debate to include family, the workplace, reproductive rights, etc.
What part of speech is second-wave feminism?
Second-wave feminism is a noun.

Words near second-wave feminism in the dictionary

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  5. second-to-last
  6. second-wave feminism
  7. second-waver
  8. second-wavers
  9. secondable
  10. secondaries
  11. secondarily

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