The Second Wave of

Feminism vs. The Third

Wave of FeminismCassandra Raposo

● Second Wave: 1960s - 1970so Reproductive rights, equality in the

workplace, violence against women, etc.

● Third Wave: 1990s -o Wage gap, sexual harassment, body image,

LGBT rights, etc.

● The Feminine

Mystique (1963)

● Sparked Second

Wave

1980s

Equal Rights Amendment defeated

Roe v.

Wade

under

attack

Consciousness-raising

● CR groupso women getting

together and talking

about the issues in

their lives

o literally raising

consciousness

● Poetryo women writing about

their personal issues

o wider, more diverse

audience

Third Wave CR

● Spoken-word poetry

or Slam poetry

Music

● 1963 - Leslie Gore’s

“You Don’t Own Me”

● 1971 - Helen Reddy’s

“I Am Woman (Hear

Me Roar)”

● 1980 - Joan Jett’s

“Bad Reputation”

Some examples of

music with feminist

themes before Third

Wave

Third Wave Music

1990s - today

Empowerment

Some examples:

Beyonce/ Destiny’s Child

Fifth Harmony

Queen Latifah

Lauryn Hill

Lady Gaga

Cher

Colbie Caillat

Little Mix

Salute - Little MixLadies all across the worldListen up, we're looking for

recruitsIf you're with me, let me see

your handsStand up and salute

Get your killer heels, sneakers, pumps or lace up your bootsRepresenting all the women,

salute, salute!

● Unifying languageo ladies all across the

worldo representing all the

women● Call to action

o listen up, we’re looking for recruits

o stand up and salute

Protests and Campaigns

● Miss America protest

1968

Third Wave Protests & Campaigns

Slut Walks

Reclamation

● Slut (Slut Walks)

● Bitch, ho (U.N.I.T.Y. by Queen Latifah)

● Bossy (#BanBossy campaign)

● Feminist (Who Needs Feminism?

campaign)

Second Wave vs Third

Wave

● Making the personal

political

● Making the personal,

personal