
The chapters will cover: First-wave feminism, a period of feminist activity during the nineteenth and early twentieth century which focused primarily on gaining women's suffrage second-wave feminism, which started in the '60s and lasted through the '80s and is best understood as emphasizing the connection between the personal and the political and third-wave feminism, which started in the early '90s and arose in part from a backlash against the movements propagated by the second wave. Feminisms will provide historical context of all the major events and players since the late nineteenth century through today. Covering the first, second, and third waves of feminism, A History of U.S.



Feminisms is an introductory text that will be used as supplementary material for first-year women's studies students or as a brush-up text for more advanced students. The chapters cover: first-wave feminism, a period of feminist activity during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which focused primarily on gaining women’s suffrage second-wave feminism, which started in the ’60s and lasted through the ’80s and emphasized the connection between the personal and the political and third-wave feminism, which started in the early ’90s and is best exemplified by its focus on diversity, intersectionality, queer theory, and sex-positivity.A History of U.S. Feminisms will provide historical context of all the major events and figures from the late nineteenth century through today.

Feminisms is an introductory text that will be used as supplementary material for first-year women’s studies students or as a brush-up text for more advanced students. Updated and expanded, the second edition of A History of U.S. The complete, authoritative, and up to date history of American feminism-intersectionality, sex-positivity
