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Thanks
for your note. Most immediately,
there is an anthology called
Third Wave Agenda.
There is also--Listen
Up! Voices From the Next Feminist
Generation (edited by
Barbara Findlen), To Be
Real (edited by Rebecca
Walker), Adios Barbie
(edited by Ophira Edut)--all
of which can shed some light
on Third Wave Feminism (most of these books can be found
through the Feminist.com
Bookstore.
Other suggestions--past Ask
Amy's here under Feminism
and the Third
Wave Foundation.
In a nutshell---The First Wave
was the suffragist and abolitionist
era--which secured basic legal
rights for women (the right
to inheritance, to own property,
to vote, to divorce...). The
Second Wave came about to push
these boundaries toward equality.
Along the way, they secured
other basic rights for women.
The Third Wave--in reality is
really just young women today
wanting "a movement of their
own." With similar goals, we
are working in tandem with the
second wave.
I hope that helps —Amy
FOLLOW-UP
NOTE
Dear Amy:
Thank you very much for your
time and attention. My best
friend is going to school at
the University of Oregon and
teaching women's studies as
well as Philosophy. I was on
the debate team in college and
believe it or not we argued
about Feminism a ton. We always
have these discussions about
Feminism, it's good points and
bad points. Recently, my friend
and I had a discussion about
Feminism and the Third Wave
which I am vaguely familiar
with. My contention, and what
we were arguing about, is that
the third wave feminist are
very closely tied to the second
wave feminists. In other words,
the apple doesn't fall far from
the tree. I have to admit, I
wasn't really informed about
what I was saying, so I decided
I needed to update my background.
The suggestions of where to
look will help me a lot. I just
ordered both of those books
you suggested from the Feminist.com
Bookstore. I will try the
part of the Internet site that
you suggested. Again, I appreciate
your time. If I can return the
favor, let me know.
- Bob
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