third-wave feminism
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Third-wave feminism is a feminist movement that emerged in the 1990s, emphasizing intersectionality, diversity of women’s experiences, and challenges to traditional gender norms and essentialist notions of womanhood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| third-wave feminism canonical | 3 |
| third wave feminism | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: third-wave feminism Context triple: [Nancy Fraser, movement, third-wave feminism]
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second-wave feminism
Second-wave feminism was a broad feminist movement that emerged in the 1960s–1980s, focusing on issues such as workplace equality, reproductive rights, sexuality, and systemic gender discrimination beyond basic legal rights.
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Liberal Women
Liberal Women is the women's wing of Sweden's Liberal People's Party, working to promote gender equality and women's rights within liberal politics.
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Black feminist movement
The Black feminist movement is a social and intellectual movement that centers the intersecting struggles against racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression faced by Black women, advocating for their political, economic, and cultural liberation.
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Black feminist thought
Black feminist thought is a body of theory and scholarship that centers the lived experiences, knowledge, and resistance of Black women to analyze and challenge intersecting systems of racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression.
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women's suffrage movement
The women's suffrage movement was a long-running social and political campaign that fought to secure women's legal right to vote and expand their participation in democratic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: third-wave feminism Target entity description: Third-wave feminism is a feminist movement that emerged in the 1990s, emphasizing intersectionality, diversity of women’s experiences, and challenges to traditional gender norms and essentialist notions of womanhood.
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second-wave feminism
Second-wave feminism was a broad feminist movement that emerged in the 1960s–1980s, focusing on issues such as workplace equality, reproductive rights, sexuality, and systemic gender discrimination beyond basic legal rights.
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B.
Liberal Women
Liberal Women is the women's wing of Sweden's Liberal People's Party, working to promote gender equality and women's rights within liberal politics.
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C.
Black feminist movement
The Black feminist movement is a social and intellectual movement that centers the intersecting struggles against racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression faced by Black women, advocating for their political, economic, and cultural liberation.
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Black feminist thought
Black feminist thought is a body of theory and scholarship that centers the lived experiences, knowledge, and resistance of Black women to analyze and challenge intersecting systems of racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression.
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women's suffrage movement
The women's suffrage movement was a long-running social and political campaign that fought to secure women's legal right to vote and expand their participation in democratic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist movement
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social movement ⓘ wave of feminism ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
LGBTQ+ rights
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beauty standards ⓘ intersection of class and gender ⓘ intersection of nationality and gender ⓘ intersection of race and gender ⓘ intersection of sexuality and gender ⓘ media representation of women ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ sexual harassment ⓘ violence against women ⓘ workplace discrimination ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
DIY culture
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cyberfeminism ⓘ girl power ⓘ riot grrrl movement ⓘ
linked to:
riot grrrl
third-world feminism ⓘ |
| challengesConcept |
binary understandings of gender
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essentialist notions of womanhood ⓘ traditional gender norms ⓘ universal category of woman ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
generational tensions with second-wave feminists
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perceived focus on individualism ⓘ perceived lack of clear political agenda ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion |
Global North
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| emphasizesConcept |
anti-essentialism
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body positivity ⓘ diversity of women’s experiences ⓘ individual agency ⓘ intersectionality ⓘ queer politics ⓘ sexual autonomy ⓘ |
| follows | second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black feminism
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linked to:
Black feminist movement
Chicana feminism ⓘ intersectional theory ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ queer theory ⓘ women of color feminism ⓘ |
| precedes | fourth-wave feminism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| usesStrategy |
coalition-building across differences
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identity politics ⓘ popular culture critique ⓘ reclaiming derogatory terms ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: third-wave feminism Description of subject: Third-wave feminism is a feminist movement that emerged in the 1990s, emphasizing intersectionality, diversity of women’s experiences, and challenges to traditional gender norms and essentialist notions of womanhood.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, married name Arnold)
linked to: third-wave feminism
subject linked to:
riot grrrl