I don’t believe that the second wave of feminism was a complete success. I agree that some goals were achieved and that a lot was accomplished. However, to this day women still aren't treated as equals and that means that we failed. The second wave of feminism gained many rights and also brought up the topic of women rights. I disagree that it was successful because even though women gained a lot, they didn't gain enough. The increase of education for women led to the feminist movement of the 1960’s. Women in the 60’s were also motivated to gain rights by the black civil rights movement. Betty Freidan challenged the ideology of domesticity in 1963 when she wrote, The Feminine Mystique. This book helped enlighten middle class women that their
