feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm 
: belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
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Especially since the 1960s, in part because of the Black freedom struggle, feminism, and other social movements that challenged prevailing distributions of power in the Unted States, historians have been asking different questions and probing other dimensions of our past.
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James T. Kloppenberg, Time, 28 May 2025
That ought to be unbearable, and not just as an affront to feminism; his pox-on-both-your-genders cussedness can sometimes feel self-canceling as drama.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Known for her viral videos and pointed breakdowns on race, feminism, and justice, Vanee brings her signature style to this new REVOLT platform.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 14 May 2025
What happened to feminism in the twenty-first century?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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James T. Kloppenberg, Time, 28 May 2025
That ought to be unbearable, and not just as an affront to feminism; his pox-on-both-your-genders cussedness can sometimes feel self-canceling as drama.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Known for her viral videos and pointed breakdowns on race, feminism, and justice, Vanee brings her signature style to this new REVOLT platform.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 14 May 2025
What happened to feminism in the twenty-first century?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
ˈfem-ə-ˌniz-əm
1
: the theory supporting the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
2
: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
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feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
ˈfem-ə-ˌniz-əm
: the presence of female characteristics in males
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