The Missing Waves of Feminism Symposium Series: The Second Wave

In celebration of 25 years of service and dedication to amplifying women’s distinct contributions to our nation’s history, the National Women’s History Museum is proud to present the second in our four-part virtual panel discussion series, “The Missing Waves of Feminism.” This symposium series explores the “lost eras” of the traditionally recognized canon of the Four Waves of Feminism. On June 13, NWHM hosted a distinguished panel of barrier-breaking scholars to re-examine the origins, context, and chronology of the “second wave” of feminism with a robust discussion that considers why a wave theory that excludes the less examined period of 1920-1960 is problematic, and shine sunlight on the consequences of this erasure. Panelists: • Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall; Founding Director, Women's Research and Resource Center; Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women's Studies; Spelman College • Dr. Catherine J. Lavender, Director, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program; Director, Bertha Harris Women's Center; Associate Professor of History; The College of Staten Island/CUNY • Dr. Laura L. Lovett, Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh Moderator: • Dr. Michele B. Goodwin; Chancellor's Professor of Law; The University of California at Irvine