A number of proto-feminists (women focusing on equality during the period when feminism was still unknown) were active during the 17th century. This was a period in Britain’s history when […]
Third wave feminism emerged between 1990 and 2010. Feminists of the the 1980s begun noticing a powerful backlash against feminism itself, notably from a growing number of opponents and anti-feminists. […]
Feminist readers of the Bible differ in many areas when it comes to their conclusions as well as methodologies (1). However, what they generally agree on is, explains Katharine Doob […]
First wave feminism is the term used to denote a period in which women across the world gradually came together, begun analyzing aspects of their lives within society, and attempted […]
In their Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), two German political and revolutionary theorists, argued that capitalism was not only exploitative but that it also oppressed women. […]
Mary Wollstonecraft was an influential Anglo-Irish activist of the 18th century born in London, 1759, and part of a group of radical thinkers which included Thomas Pain and William Godwin. […]
For several centuries women have been analyzing, observing, and speaking out about the inequalities they face as a result of their sex. These many voices would contribute to a social […]
What is Patriarchy? Patriarchy (Greek patriarches), previously referred to as “male chauvinism” and “sexism” (1), is a social system in which males hold primary power and predominate in roles of […]
Many men and critics of contemporary feminism have the impression that feminists hate men. Some observers will cite examples of feminists who are clearly anti-male in their writings. Notably, they […]
Of interest to feminist writers, analysts, and theorists is what is known as rape culture. The words “rape culture” can be confusing because one mostly understands the word “culture” from […]
