Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies that share a common stated aim: to define, establish, and defend equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. A feminist generally self-defines as advocating for or supporting the rights and equality of women.
It would be better to say that there are 3 waves of feminism. The first one ca 100 years ago, the 2nd in the years 50-60 of the last century and the third one very complex, as you said- a collection of movements and ideologies, connected to the wider mvements
"...equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women".. that are some different foci, but don't forget the legal rights dimension (all men and women are equal - equal rights means equal access to credits as well, that was not allowed for wives in the USA). In Germany and elsewhere the question of labor was strongly connected to female emancipation, female worker fighted first for better labour conditins for all workers, the emancipation was second grade. But not within the higher classes, where women did not work but argued for e.g. the right to vote. In respect of their standing in society there are quit different types of feminists.
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