Published in 1949, her book entitled “The Second Sex,” provided extensive definitions of womanhood and outlined how women have historically been treated as second to men. In between the first and the second wave, French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir published a foundational book that set the tone for the next surge of women’s rights activism. National Women’s History Museum The Predecessor Image Collage: Simone de Beauvoir 1939 - 1967 Much like the first wave that developed during a period of social reform, the second wave also took place amidst other social and political movements.
Although many of these activists continued to fight for women’s rights, the next sustained feminist movement is believed to have started in the 1960s. National Women’s History Museum FEMINISM : The Second WaveĪfter the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote, the first wave of feminism slowed down significantly. "A new era for women workers, minority women and lesbians" 1976
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