I am woman, hear me roar!

The second feminist wave was so powerful and really is perfectly summed up in " the personal is political " theory. I, the liberal feminist that I consider myself, can definitely see the relation of how political our society is, and this society that we all live in must pretty much follow all the laws of that society, and when those laws are not respected it makes it very personal on those getting the back lash of it all, in our case women. That is why it was so extremely necessary to take these injustices and put them in the light of all that our laws stand for and ask why is it an occurrence that when it comes to women's rights people do not take it seriously? The second feminist wave was totally in the face of the government demanding equality or be made a mockery of. Using the baby steps and respect of the first wave and the roles that women took on after the first world war positioned them to be taken more seriously, that we were worth more than people gave us credit for. I also loved how during the second wave period the "new image" woman arrived and surprised women and men all around, causing the new age woman to be noticed for brilliance. boldness in style, charm, and education. The struggles thus far had proved to be moving women forward so why stop now when the future is what we make of it, seemed to be the inspiring ideal. Taking a stand for rights is something that only men had been known for and which is a big reason why some feminists are looked at as butch or power obsessed, which is ridiculous when you think of all the other minorities that use men over women to campaign. I think the second wave was totally refreshing and used the man created law to check itself and standards, simply a new form of checks and balances.