Identify a true statement about the second wave of feminist activists.
A) They included suffragists who achieved the vote for women in the early 1900s.
B) They aimed at eliminating global trafficking in girls and women.
C) They were depicted by political cartoonists as ugly, cigar-smoking, angry women who foist their babies off on men.
D) They worked on issues such as workplace equality and nonsexist child raising.

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The second wave of feminist activists focused on issues such as workplace equality and nonsexist child raising, as well as reproductive rights and ending violence against women. Choice A is incorrect because suffragists were part of the first wave of feminist activists. Choice B is incorrect because global trafficking in girls and women is a more recent issue that has been addressed by later waves of feminism. Choice C is a stereotype that was used to attack feminists but does not accurately reflect the diversity of the movement.

Identify a True Statement About the Second Wave of Feminist