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

feministic

ˌfe-mə-ˈni-stik

adjective

Examples of feminism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s a wonderful scene in an art museum where Elizabeth, as Eli, tells Eli, as Elizabeth, what to think about art and feminism. —

Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023 Huang’s close friend said participants of the gatherings were a loose group of friends who care about public affairs – from the issues of feminism, LGBTQ and labor rights to environmental protection. —

Nectar Gan, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023 As the women's liberation movement was picking up steam more than half a century ago, feminism – the idea of equality for women – was a new and controversial idea. —

Rita Braver, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023 There’s something clarifying about knowing, even as you’re being immersed in those waters, that your presence in that community could be temporary because of your feminism or your scholarship or your refusal to simply shut up. —

The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023 As Clinton’s curt 1992 dismissal attests, the women Wynette sang about and embodied in her songs often seemed at odds with second-wave feminism. —

Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023 Enter Email Sign Up By 2023 standards, the show might be considered retrograde in its attitudes toward feminism and homosexuality. —

Erik Piepenburg, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023 Those choices are actually what feminism is all about. —

Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 21 Aug. 2023 Hessel’s particular version is tinged with the boosterism of girlboss feminism, which is perhaps not surprising for a book born out of an Instagram account, @thegreatwomenartists, also created by Hessel. —

Jillian Steinhauer, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2023 See More

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