*The phrase 'personal is political' coined by American feminist Carol Hanisch in the 1960s, alludes to the common belief among feminists that the personal experiences of women are rooted in their political situation and gender equality.
The second wave of feminism began in the 1960s as a result of women's dissatisfaction with being forced to return to their roles as housewives and mothers after the end of the 2nd world War. Betty Friedan's controversial book 'The Feminine Mystique' (1963) ignited the contemporary women's movement and permanently transformed the social fabric of the United States and countries around the world.
The voice of the second wave was more radical; sexuality and reproductive rights were dominant issues and there was a widespread effort to reform the inferior image of women in popular culture to a more realistic and positive one. As the movement progressed, it won some major legislative and legal victories: The Equal Pay Act of 1963 theoretically outlawed the gender pay gap, a series of landmark Supreme Court cases through the 1960s and ’70s gave women the right to use birth control, Title IX gave women the right to educational equality, and in 1973, Roe v. Wade guaranteed women reproductive freedom. The outlaw of marital rape by all states in 1993 and the legalization of no-fault divorce greatly reduced the dependence of wives on their husbands and gave them the tools to live healthier lives. 
Second-wave feminism gave rise to a range of similar but contrasting feminist ideologies. For example- Radical feminism involved the complete elimination of male supremacy and challenging of all gender roles, Socialist feminism acknowledged the oppressive nature of capitalist society and saw a connection between gender and racial discrimination, Eco-feminism related environmental justice with women’s rights and liberation.

To be continued..

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·       https://www.vox.com/2018/3/20/16955588/feminism-waves-explained-first-second-third-fourth
·       https://www.pacificu.edu/magazine/four-waves-feminism
·       http://www.gender.cawater-info.net/knowledge_base/rubricator/feminism_e.htm