1. Feminism and Heteronormativity
The First Wave of the feminist movement began in the nineteenth century with the suffragettes' fight for political and legal equality. ... They too were denied the ability to stand up and speak for themselves with legal or social support. ... Combahee explains this concept beautifully, stating that Third Wave feminists are "actively committed to struggling against racial, sexual, heterosexual, and class oppression, and see as our particular task the development of integrated analysis and practice based upon the fact that the major systems of oppression are interlocking" (p. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate