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'''Second-wave feminism''' was a period of [[
Whereas [[first-wave feminism]] focused mainly on [[
Missing from the typical narrative told about second-wave feminism is the experiences of black and other women of color, as well as working-class women as some narratives focus on the sexism encountered by white middle- and upper-class women. Some narratives present a viewpoint focusing on events in the United States to the exclusion of experiences in other countries and neglect the works of white anti-racist feminism. While the term "[[intersectionality]]" was not coined until 1989 by [[Kimberlé Crenshaw]] after the end of the second wave, women of color were writing and creating feminist political activist groups throughout the entire movement, particularly in the 1970s.<ref>{{Citation |last=Thompson |first=Becky |title=2. Multiracial Feminism: Recasting the Chronology of Second Wave Feminism |date=2019-12-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.36019/9780813549170-004 |work=No Permanent Waves |pages=39–60 |access-date=2023-05-18 |publisher=Rutgers University Press|doi=10.36019/9780813549170-004 |isbn=9780813549170 |s2cid=243515689 }}</ref>
The concept of difference is something that was explored towards the end of the second wave of feminism since the voices of white feminists had dominated the narrative since early on in the movement. The ideals of [[
A general critique of the second wave was that it ignored differences in women and did not take into account how for example a black woman of color in a northern country would experience sexism differently from a white woman even if they are both women grappling with the issue in a patriarchal society. This critique often omits the experience of women of color in countries within the Tropics, where feminism remains very underdeveloped.<ref name=":5" /> Writers like [[Audre Lorde]] think critically about how attempts to homogenize “sisterhood” neglects all the factors of one’s identity such as race, sexuality, age, and class.<ref>Lorde, Audre. 2000. "Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Women." Pp. 288-293 in Wendy Komar and Frances Bartkowski, eds., Feminist Theory: A Reader. Mountain View, California: Mayfield.</ref>
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