The second wave feminism in Australia is generally dated to which period?

• A. 1940s
• B. 1960s to 1980s
• C. 2000s
• D. 1800s

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is understanding when the second wave of feminism occurred in Australia. This wave expands the fight for equality beyond the vote to include reproductive rights, workplace equality, anti-discrimination, and challenging traditional gender roles. In Australia, this activism really took off in the mid to late 1960s and carried through the 1970s into the 1980s. During these decades, feminist groups grew, protests and campaigns increased, and laws and policy debates around gender equality—such as antic discrimination measures and reforms to family law—were pursued and increasingly implemented.

The other time periods don’t fit because the 1940s were dominated by wartime and postwar concerns, not the broad social upheaval and legal reforms of second-wave feminism; the 1800s were the era of early suffrage and foundational reform before this broader movement began; and the 2000s align with later feminist currents that followed the second wave.