How did Feminism develop?
1 Answer
Women's rights were a product of the Enlightenment (late 1700s), Feminism is a product counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s and developments in contraception.
Explanation:
The counterculture and the Anti War movement encouraged public protest as political action. Women's Rights groups began to develop and speak out. Early demonstrations were against bridal fairs and beauty pageants. There was protests over women's magazines. The creation of the pamphlet that became the book "Our Bodies, Ourselves" and a lot of other publications started in the late 1960s early 1970s time period. Women had issues that were not being addressed in mainstream culture.
Contraception developments were important as it allowed women to choose when to have children. The spreading of this information and other women's health issues were key to the creation of the Feminist movement.
