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second-wave feminism

period of feminist activity and thought that first began in the early 1960s in the United States
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Summary

second-wave feminism is a feminist movement[1]. It draws 4,284 Wikipedia views per month (feminist movement category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Follows: first-wave feminism[4]
  • Followed by: third-wave feminism[5]
  • Subclass of: feminism[6]
  • Commons category: Second-wave feminism[7]
  • Start time: 1960[8]
  • End time: 1980[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Second-wave feminism[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[11]

Why It Matters

second-wave feminism has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Kate Millett United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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