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Did Second Wave Feminism Destroy Women? Nonsense. by Phyllis Chesler NewsRealBlog December 2, 2010 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/908/second-wave-feminism Send Comment RSS Share: Excerpt: Words fail me. Well—not really. Megan Fox should think twice before dishonoring an entire movement because she disagrees with its position on reproductive rights and its analysis of marriage. My Second Wave generation of feminists bravely exposed the pre-existing epidemic of rape, woman-battering, and incest within families and we exposed the sexual harassment and sexual abuse of women at work and on the streets. We lobbied, demonstrated, counseled the victims of violence, and passed legislation to prosecute these formerly "secret" crimes—as crimes. Where were the pro-family and pro-life forces? They certainly were not the ones who exposed abuse within the family nor did they work on the violence against women issues. They did not counsel girls who had been raped by their fathers, older brothers, male cousins—a far more common phenomenon than by strangers. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Feminism
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