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'''Second-wave feminism''' was a period of [[Feminism|feminist]] activity that began in the early 1960s and lasted roughly two decades before ushering in a [[third-wave feminism|third wave of feminism]] beginning in the early 1990s. It took place throughout the [[Western world]], and aimed to increase equality for women by building on previous [[first-wave feminism|feminist gains in the late 19th and early 20th centuries]].