ABSTRACT
So-called second-wave feminism is commonly dated from the late 1960s, and like earlier movements incorporates a number of divisions. Most commentators identify three major strands. Liberal feminism (equal opportunities), radical feminism (separatist) and socialist (Marxist) feminism. In addition today, most scholars would also wish to identify black feminism and lesbian feminism, on the grounds that other feminisms fail to incorporate racism and the black experience (see Humm 1992, Mirza 1997, Roman 1992, Weiner 1994) and heterosexism and the lesbian experience (see Jackson 1996, Richardson 1996, Van Every 1996, Wilton 1995).
