In chapter 12, beyond the natural body, it states “During the second wave of fem
In chapter 12, beyond the natural body, it states “During the second wave of feminism that started in the 1970s,(fe)male bodies were of central concern in many debates, although in a rather peculiar way. Feminist biologists, like myself, were certain that biological determinism had to be rejected. We knew that nature does not determine what we mean when we use terms such as woman, body, femininity. We chose this position to contest those opponents of feminism who suggested that social…