Which organization was founded as part of the 2nd wave feminist movement?

Which organization was founded as part of the 2nd wave feminist movement?

• A. Roe v. Wade
• B. Title IX
• C. National Organization for Women (NOW)
• D. Equal Pay Act

Answer: (C)

Second-wave feminism built momentum through organized advocacy to win concrete rights in work, education, and reproductive choices. The National Organization for Women, founded in 1966, became a central vehicle for that effort, bringing activists together to lobby for laws, push for policy changes, and use litigation to challenge discrimination. Roe v. Wade is a 1973 Supreme Court ruling expanding reproductive rights, not a group. Title IX is a 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in education, and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 targets wage discrimination—both are legal measures, not organizations. So the organization that emerged from and defined that era is the National Organization for Women.

Second-wave feminism built momentum through organized advocacy to win concrete rights in work, education, and reproductive choices. The National Organization for Women, founded in 1966, became a central vehicle for that effort, bringing activists together to lobby for laws, push for policy changes, and use litigation to challenge discrimination. Roe v. Wade is a 1973 Supreme Court ruling expanding reproductive rights, not a group. Title IX is a 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in education, and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 targets wage discrimination—both are legal measures, not organizations. So the organization that emerged from and defined that era is the National Organization for Women.