Feminism Is Waving at You

What is the difference between the first, second, third, fourth waves of feminism?

Stark Raving
Nov 1 · 5 min read
Photo by Valentina Conde on Unsplash

It’s one of those words we read a lot in feminist texts: this wave and that, and third-wavers don’t agree with second-wavers, and we are now entering a possible fifth wave of feminism (or is it the fourth?). But what does it all mean?

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Stark Raving

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Fighting against sexual assault and for great sex. Intersectional feminist writer. More on my blog: starkraving.co.uk

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