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Question
How did the Second Wave Feminist movement originate in the USA in the 1960s?
Solution
The second wave of feminism originated in the USA in the 1960s due to several reasons:
- The book of Betty Friedan “the Feminine Mystique” sparked off the second wave of the feminist movement in the USA.
- In the year 1966 she co-founded the ‘National Organisation for Women’ or NOW. This organisation gave the vision of bringing the status of women equivalent to men in American society.
- In the year 1970, Friedan also organised a nationwide strike for equality in New York City. This strike received significant support from all sections of society and accelerate the movement.
- The women's health movement started in the 1960s and 1970s further accelerated the second wave of feminism. It questioned how the US Healthcare system was dominated by men.
- All these protests of the women organizations led to the passing of the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act’ of 1972 in the USA.
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