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1. www.britannica.com › event › womens-movementWomen’s rights movement | Definition, Leaders, Overview ...

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   4 days ago · Women’s rights movement, diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that in the 1960s and ’70s sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women. It coincided with and is recognized as part of the ‘second wave’ of feminism.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Second-wave_feminismSecond-wave feminism - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Second-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s and lasted roughly two decades, ending with the feminist sex wars in the early 1980s [1] and being replaced by third-wave feminism in the early 1990s. [2] It occurred throughout the Western world and aimed to increase women's equality by building on the ...

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   Fem·i·nism

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   • 1. the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes: "the inclusion of all these women in modern art history textbooks shows the impact feminism has had on the field"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (denoting feminine quality or character): partly via French féminisme from Latin femina ‘woman’ + -ism.

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   What are some examples of feminism businesses?

   • Feminist activists have established a range of feminist businesses, including women's bookstores, feminist credit unions, feminist presses, feminist mail-order catalogs, feminist restaurants, and feminist record labels. These businesses flourished as part of the second and third waves of feminism in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

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   Where can I find a book about feminism?

   • Desiring revolution: second-wave feminism and the rewriting of American sexual thought, 1920 to 1982. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11204-8. Leidholdt, Dorchen; Raymond, Janice G (1990). The Sexual liberals and the attack on feminism. New York: Pergamon Press. ISBN 978-0-08-037457-4. Vance, Carole S (1989).

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   Why was the Feminist Mystique so popular?

   • Women who had been told that they had it all—nice houses, lovely children, responsible husbands—were deadened by domesticity, she said, and they were too socially conditioned to recognize their own desperation. The Feminine Mystique was an immediate best seller. Friedan had struck a chord.

   Women’s rights movement | Definition, Leaders, Overview, History

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Judith_ButlerJudith Butler - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · Butler is best known for their books Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990) and Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex (1993), in which they challenge conventional, heteronormative notions of gender and develop their theory of gender performativity.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Islamic_feminismIslamic feminism - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of women in Islam. It aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate for women's rights, gender equality, and social justice grounded in an Islamic framework.

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8. bitterwinter.org › feminism-vs-the-communist-partyFeminism vs. the Communist Party in China

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   4 hours ago · Feminism vs. the Communist Party in China. Under President Xi Jinping, women are second-class citizens. “Feminism” has become a peaceful but powerful weapon against the regime. Chinese American women in New York protest in support of persecuted Chinese feminists in China. Credits. In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), feminist ...

9. www.aljazeera.com › opinions › 2024/5/30American progressives better learn what a feminist is

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   1 day ago · American progressives may genuinely believe they are on the “right side of history”, but if they don’t make the effort to truly “understand what a feminist is”, and believe us when we ...

10. apnews.com › article › argentina-miss-universeMiss Argentina: Dreams of a 60-year-old beauty contestant ...

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    4 days ago · The dreams of a 60-year-old beauty contestant come to an abrupt end in Argentina. Contestant Alejandra Rodriguez competes in the swimsuit category during the final of the Argentina Miss Universe pageant, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, May 25, 2024. The 60-year-old lawyer is hoping to make history by becoming the oldest Miss Universe ...