Women's rights came to the forefront of the national collective as it attached itself to the civil rights movement, thus becoming the second wave of feminism. This led to many changes in the situation of women, but there also remained many problems to be resolved. Eventually, a third wave of feminism began, and took care of some of the things that remained from the second wave, although many things are still debated and defended. Although times have changed between then and now, are women more free than they were when the second wave hit? Women's rights began very early in the United States, in the 1800s, with women demanding the right to marry and the right to "control their own lives." body." Women's rights, started by women, only became a huge global movement with the suffragettes of the Progressive Era in the early 1900s. These women mobilized for the right to vote, as well as for protection of workers and the poor These suffragettes gained the right to vote through the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919. The next women's rights movement began in 1962, with the introduction of Betty Friedan's book, The Feminine. Mystique. Friedan's book recounts how women were unable to realize their freedom "for personal fulfillment."3 According to Friedan, women who pursued careers instead of becoming housewives were considered less attractive than those who decided. to stay at home Although this theory was considered feminist, and therefore for all women, many were excluded. Friedan's work spoke of middle-class, suburban, and white women. This alienated women from other social, sexual and racial groups. This alienation set the tone for much of the second-wave feminist movement. This wave of feminism began at the same time as civil rights...... middle of paper...... (accessed April 30, 2014)." Roe v. Wade (1973)." PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/clinic/wars/cases.html (accessed April 30, 2014). Pegram, Alexis. Interview by the author. , “States Investigate Abortion Policy Limits.” Pew Charitable Trusts. http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/states-probe-limits-of-abortion-policy2-85899387496 (accessed April 30, 2014). Widnall, Sheila. “Digits of Pi: Barriers and Enablers for Women in Engineering.” » Conference, SE Regional NAE Meeting, Atlanta, April 26, 2000. Rice, Condoleezza. “Remarks on International Women’s Day.” Conference, International Women of Courage Award Ceremony, Washington DC, March 7, 2007. Oxford English Dictionary. “Oxford English Dictionary.” Home: Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=freedom&_searchBtn=Search (accessed April 30, 2014).