The movement arose as a response to the perceived failures of and backlash against initiatives and movements created by Second-Wave feminism during the 1960s to 1980s, and the realization that women are of "many colors, ethnicities, nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds".
The movement arose as a response to the perceived failures of and backlash against initiatives and movements created by Second-Wave feminism but also a response to the achievements of the Second Wave. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. There was also a realization that women are of "many colors, ethnicities, nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds".