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The first wave is - the 19th century and early 20th The second wave is- 1960's to the 1990's The third wave is - the early 1990's (origin in the mid 1980's) I really dont know how to find examples!.!.!.what do i do!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Simone de Beauvoir doesn't fit in your time periods ('The Second Sex' was published in 1949) but she is crucially important to feminism as well!. Read some Gertrude Stein as well; she would fit more comfortably into Early 20th!. If you want something quirky for second wave, look up Valerie Solanas' SCUM Manifesto!. It's a bit of a catchphrase now, and Solanas is not representative of feminism in general, but it is an important document nonetheless!. As far as modern day, Adrienne Rich is a good writer, and is still writing poetry!. She's pretty cool!. Just figured I'd toss a few into the ring that hadn't been mentioned yet!Www@QuestionHome@Com Look up the Seneca Falls Conference of 1848, a major event in the history of American feminism!. http://www!.fordham!.edu/halsall/mod/senec!.!.!. For more on 19th-century feminism, you can look up other writings by Elizabeth Cady Stanton!. A landmark feminist book of the 1960s is Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique!." Susan Faludi published "Backlash" in the 1990s!. These are just a few examples of feminist writing from the three periods you're studying!.Www@QuestionHome@Com 19th to 20th century: Rebecca West was important: " "I myself have never been able to find out what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute!." " - see Wikepedia link Mary Wollenscroft was very important with her 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' (see link) - the first feminist manifesto!. George Eliot Second wave (UK): Susie Orbach Mary Midgley Germaine GreerWww@QuestionHome@Com You should check out authors Marilyn French and Fay Weldon for the second wave!. ETA: Virginia Woolf of course!. Well, following your indicated waves she's lies somewhere between the first and the second wave, but you can't mention feminist writing without mentioning Virginia Woolf!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Second wave:- The Female Man by Joanna Russ is a science fiction novel comparing the roles of women in four parallel worlds!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Virginia Woolf is probably one of the better known feminist writers!. And there's always Stevie Smith!.!.!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman is one of the earlier feminist writings I've read--the first wave I think!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Try to read bell hooks, I'm think she's third wave and she has lots of books on feminism!. Try Judith Butler!.!.I think they are the best!.!.!.Gloria Anzadua!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |