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11英教4班 李海敏 2011154404 The American Women Movement in the 1960s “American has witnessed two women’s movement on a massive scale. The first wave was marked by the struggle for women’s suffrage right and ended with the victory of the women’s struggle in the 1920s.The feminist movement lost momentum after the campaign. A revived feminist movement began after the Second World War and the rising occurred during the post-war era. The second-wave feminism has profoundly shaped and influenced the political life and the American larger culture as well.’’ “The second feminist movement broke out in the United States forty years after the first movement ended and soon reached a scale that was unprecedented in history. The movement sprang in a supporting political atmosphere conductive to reform and developed at such a dazzling speed that it became a nationwide movement within a very short time .With various feminist groups putting forth a barrage of women’s issues and taking different strategies and tactics to college women’s inferior in society.’’ “The American feminist movement began in the 1960s, which developed from the Civil Rights Movement with huge impact on American. In 1960s there are many social movements in America, including youth movement, anti-war movement, civil right movement and women’s movement, which had great effects on American economy, social development, politics and culture.’’ “There were a great number of reasons why the American women launched women’s movement, among which the industrialization was the most important factor. As we know, the industrialization in the USA developed rapidly during the Second Industrial Revolution. With the development of industry, American women’s position in economy, education, marriage and family had changed greatly. These changes made them reestablish their social position. The industrialization provided them more good opportunities which could improve their position in finance, education, marriage