introduction to feminism

first wave of feminism - 19th and early 20th century suffrage movement second wave of feminism - 60s-70s women's liberation movement third wave of feminism - 80s-present mary wollstonecraft - british political philosopher; published first feminist manifesto entitled "the vindication of the rights of women" why were people opposed to the suffrage movement - anti suffragists feared that this movement would impact the established gender roles in a negative way, also believed that women were simply not intellectually capable of carrying the responsibility of voting when was the 19th amendment ratified - 1920 who originally drafted the 19th amendment - elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. anthony (1878) betty friedan - published "the feminine mystique" and was the first president of the National Organization of Women (NOW)