Feminists--and all persons interested in civil equality and intellectuality--are dedicated to fighting the ignorance that says people are controlled by and limited to their biology.
Feminism is the belief that all people are entitled to the same civil rights and liberties and can be intellectual equals regardless of gender.
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 should be considered feminist movements, even when they did not (or do not) apply the term to themselves. Other historians limit the term to the modern feminist movement and its progeny, and instead use the label "protofeminist" to
describe earlier movements.
Modern Western feminist history is split into three time periods, or "waves", each with slightly different aims based on prior progress.
First-wave feminism of the 19th and early 20th centuries focused on overturning legal inequalities, particularly women's suffrage. Second-wave feminism (1960s–1980s) broadened debate to include cultural inequalities, gender norms, and the role of women in society.
Third-wave feminism (1990s–2000s) refers to diverse strains of feminist activity, seen as both a continuation of the second wave and a response to its perceived failures. Although the waves construct has been commonly used to describe the history of feminism, the concept has also been criticized for ignoring and erasing the history between the "waves", by choosing to focus solely on a few famous figures and popular events.
Feminism has changed since the movement's creation. Some for the good, some for the bad. I insist on focusing on the good, while it's imperial to know the truth; there is some rotten apples in every basket.
Frequented Asqued Questions about Feminism and their link to their answers
- Don't women have Women Privilege?Modern Feminism bad stereotype: It is common among MRAs, conservatives, and other modern antifeminists to say that "modern feminism" is somehow different from "true", "real", "historical", or "traditional" feminism. Modern feminists are supposedly (1) supporters of female supremacy and/or (2) misandrist. These arguments are usually supported by a quote such as "all men are rapists" or similar actual instances of feminist extremism. However, such examples are extreme minorities within feminism (comparable to TERFs or lesbian separatists), as any investigation of feminism should show. Anti-feminists often like to bring up how most of the opponents of the women's suffrage movement were other women, without noting that there was a schism, particularly in the British women's suffrage movement, with the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies[wp] (more commonly known as the suffragists) led by Millicent Fawcett[wp] favoring parliamentary discussion and the creation of Bills versus the Women's Social and Political Union[wp] (called "suffragettes" derogatorily by Charles Hands in The Daily Mail – proving that old prejudices die hard – but quickly adopted this label themselves) led by Emmeline Pankhurst[wp] who preferred direct action and more used more militant tactics.
There is one kind of people that doesn't help the movement; the radicals and extremists. They don't help the movement, and they are not the ones I would call Feminists. (See more on the other categories)
The new wave of the movement became a little bit more rotten, but it still doesn't change the movement itself, and it certainly won't change the fact that I WILL fight for our rights, as much as I will find for everyone's equality, because this is the roots of the movement. Because yes, there is still good feminists out there that wants equality, justice and that are not angry and hairy queers as some really like to call us (great stereotype)
A feminist will believe in Equality. And that means; equality for ALL. Because since a feminist is fighting for equality between genders, that person is also fighting against racism, against homophobia and any other kind of prejudice. Actually, you could call a feminism basically a human rights activist. Nowadays, many public figures are coming out to the front to talk about their idea of feminism, and most of them really understand the basic of feminism;
A feminist is a person who will fight for any woman, no matter what she decides to do with her body, but also will respect any of her decisions. Because this person asks for equality in the world and that we still needs more rights as a woman.
THIS is NOT feminism:
PSSST! Please make sure to have a look at all the other sections!
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