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First-wave feminism involved a period of feminist activity during the
19th and early 20th centuries. They strived for the right to education,
better working, conditions marriage and property laws reproductive
rights.
Second-wave feminism is a period of feminist activity and thought that
first began in the early 1960s. They strived for raising consciousness
about sexism and patriarchy, raising consciousness aboutgender based
violence, domestic abuse and marital rape, inequalities in the workplace,
legalizing abortion and birth controland sexual liberation of women
The third wave of feminism (1990s-2000s?) arose partially as a response
to the perceived failures of second-wave feminism. They want
Intersectionality, The diversity of "women" is recognized and emphasis
is placed on identity, gender, race, nation, social
order and sexual preference, Changes on stereotypes, media portrayals
and language used to define women, Sexual identities.
A postfeminist is a person who believes in, promotes, or embodies any of
various ideologies springing from the feminism of the 1970s, whether
supportive of or antagonistic towards classical feminism. The basic idea
behind the movementisthat feminism has achieved its goals and
now feministswill distance themselves from it.
Woman firstcompeted in the 1900 ParisOlympics
Two examplesof femaleOlympianswould be AlexandraGibband
MyrtleCook
The first black woman to win a gold medalwas Alice coachman Davis
in 1923
1926 GertrudeEderle becomesthe first woman to swim the
English Channel.
1937 ConchitaCintron of Chile begins her bullfighting career
in Mexico.
1943 TheAll American Girls' Baseball League was formed to
fill ballparks emptied by baseball playersgoing to war.
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1953 Maureen Connollybecomesthe first woman to win a
Grand Slam—allfour major tennis championships.
1969 BarbaraJo Rubin became the first female jockey to win
a race in the United States.
1973 Terry WilliamsMunz becamethe first woman in
America awarded an athletic scholarship when she accepted a
golf scholarship from the University of Miami.
1985 A year after finishing 2nd (and winningher
class) Michèle Mouton became the first woman to win overall
at the Pikes Peak InternationalHill Climb.
1992 Manon Rheaumesigned acontract with the Tampa Bay
Lightning of the NHL, appearingin preseason exhibition
games in 1992 and 1993. Shespent5 years in professional
minor leagues, playingfor a total of seven teams and
appearingin 24 games. She also played on the Canada's
Women'sIceHockey Team, winningGold Medalsat the IIHF
Women'sWorld Championship in 1992 and 1994, and the
Silver Medalat the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
2010 heAmerican Kelly Kulick won the 2010
PBA Tournamentof Champions, whereshe was the first-ever
female competitor in the field. This also made her the first
woman to win any ProfessionalBowlersAssociation Tour
eventthat wasalso open to men.
The FA woman’spremier league was founded in 1992
Woman in football do not get the same coverage and pay men
in the sport.
