Feminism came around during the second world war when women for the first time had jobs, got paid a wage and had independence. When the men came back they forced the women to return to what they done previous to the war. Women disagreed with this and wanted to keep their jobs so started to protest against the men.
The history of feminism
During the 1960's, women started protesting for equal rights. Women before the 1960's were known as housewives and mothers and nothing but those two things. This aggravated many women and made them feel the need to reform this stereotype. The 1960's was the time to do this.
Major events-Bra burning
In the 1960's bra burning was well know. Many women burned their bras because they felt it made a statement or a stand for women rights. Many women thought that it meant freedom to be natural instead of pushed up. At the Miss America Protest there were trashcans that women called freedom trashcans. Women threw things such as bras, girdles, curlers, tweezers, high heels, etc. into them to be burned.
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