Feminism comprises a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. The term “feminism” originated from the French word “feminisme,” coined by the utopian socialist Charles Fourier, and was first used in English in the 1890s, in association …
The history of feminism is the chronological narrative of the movements and ideologies aimed at equal rights for women.While feminists around the world have differed in causes, goals, and intentions depending on time, culture, and country, most Western feminist historians assert that all movements that work to obtain women’s rights …
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Dr. Kristi Siegel Associate Professor, English Dept. Director, English Graduate Program Chair – Languages, Literature, and Communication Division
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page. (January 2018) (Learn how and when to …
Feminism and Race in the United States. This article traces the history of U.S. mainstream feminist thought from an essentialist notion of womanhood based on the normative model of middle-class white women’s experiences, to a recognition that women are, in fact, quite diverse and see themselves differently.
Housewives, not men, were the prey in feminism’s sights when Kate Millett decreed in 1969 that the family must go. Feminists do not speak for traditional women.
Essays and criticism on Feminism in Literature – Dympna C. Callaghan (Essay Date 1994)
Feminism? You want feminism? Which brand would you like? Feminism — Definitions of Terms . Index of Terms. Preamble. Whatever positive image the word feminist may have had, it has been tarnished by those who have made it their own, and I, for one, am content to leave the militants in full possession of the term. — Dale O’Leary in her book
Feminism began as a response to the status quo within human societies. That status quo, seen in many (if not most) cultures throughout history, is that Men Are Better Than Women.The exact reasons tended to vary from culture to culture—stronger and better at warfare, morally superior, smarter, better providers, sexually aggressive (or sexually …
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