<P> Second - wave feminism was diverse in its causes and goals . During the late 1960s and early 1970s , parallel with the counterculture movements , women with more radical ideas about feminist goals began to organize . In her work , Daring to Be Bad : Radical Feminism in America , 1967 - 1975 , historian Alice Echols gives a thorough description of the short - lived movement . The radical feminists were after not only the end of female oppression by men but , as Echols notes , `` They also fought for safe , effective , accessible contraception ; the repeal of all abortion laws ; the creation of high - quality , community - controlled child - care centers ; and an end to the media 's objectification of women . '' </P>
<P> Second - wave feminism was diverse in its causes and goals . During the late 1960s and early 1970s , parallel with the counterculture movements , women with more radical ideas about feminist goals began to organize . In her work , Daring to Be Bad : Radical Feminism in America , 1967 - 1975 , historian Alice Echols gives a thorough description of the short - lived movement . The radical feminists were after not only the end of female oppression by men but , as Echols notes , `` They also fought for safe , effective , accessible contraception ; the repeal of all abortion laws ; the creation of high - quality , community - controlled child - care centers ; and an end to the media 's objectification of women . '' </P>
a great change in the status of american women took place when
a great change in the status of american women took place when
1960s and early 1970s
1960s and early 1970s