1. Feminism and Heteronormativity
These women were lobbying for the basic human rights of African-Americans when they themselves did not even have the right to vote. ... This wave began around the 1960s and developed from the greater civil rights movement. ... The women involved in the Second Wave were fighting "for women to share in the opportunities and responsibilities men had, including creating a career, pushing off the drudgery of housework, and refusing to be held hostage by their reproductive systems" (Baumgardner, p. 38). ... This is an issue that spurred an intense enthusiasm in the LGBTIQ community to s...
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