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[[File:800px-Mary Wollstonecraft by John Opie (c. 1797).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Figure 1. Mary Wollstonecraft arguably was one of the first modern writers advocating for feminist causes.]]
While there is no clear consensus as to when 'first wave' feminism occurred, most accept that in the 19th century, as industrialization progressed, 1st Wave feminism emerged. The term itself was only coined in 1968 by Martha Lear, who also coined the term [[What was the Second Wave Feminist Movement?|Second Wave Feminism]]. There is also a [[What was the Third Wave Feminist Movement?|Third Wave Feminist Movement]] that began in the 1990s. First Wave feminism focused on what we now consider basic issues of inequality in light of more recent developments.
== What were the Origins of 1st the First Wave Feminism Feminist Movement? ==
Although feminism can be argued to have its roots in many ancient periods, modern feminism begins around the late 17th and 18th centuries, during the Enlightenment in Europe. One of the early feminists was Mary Wollstonecraft, who mostly wrote in the late 18th century (Figure 1). She was heavily influenced by Rousseau and French political thinkers who began to advocate that societies, and individuals specifically, should have rights that the state provides. Individual rights, separate from teaching from the church, began to become a key focus for philosophers during this period. Individual liberty, as argued, was to be upheld by the state. Similarly, English philosophers, such as John Locke living earlier, had taken up similar ideas.
== When was the Birth of the Social Reform Movement? ==
[[File:Suffragettes-1921.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Figure 2. The suffrage movement and suffragettes helped create momentum for the right to vote for women.]]
In the United States, early 19th century women emerged advocating emancipation for slaves, temperance, and greater freedom for women compared to men. These campaigns were a direct outgrowth of the [[What was the Second Great AwakeningWave Feminist Movement?|Second Great Awakening]]. The Second Great Awakening in the United States (1790-1830) was a religious revival that not only brought in new converts to Christianity, but it inspired female reformers in the United States.
The leaders of this Christian movement argued that people had control over their lives and salvation in opposition to views of the existing Calvinist churches. As part of this movement, women were encouraged to build new churches and push for moral reforms in the United States. Fairly quickly women became moral advocates, while most women joined the Temperance Movement others were attracted to the abolition of slavery and expanding rights for women.
