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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Markus Schreiber/Associated Press BERLIN—As war rages on NATO’s eastern edge, Germany’s new national security strategy focuses not just on more military spending but on climate change and feminism. —

Bertrand Benoit, WSJ, 14 June 2023 In her new series of textile works, this artist addresses themes of gendered labor, feminism, sexuality and art history. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023 The Shirelles weren’t a band of activists, but their music helped girls practice a defining element of second-wave feminism: talking. —

Time, 13 June 2023 June 9, 2023 Some reviews were scathing, dismissing the exhibition on Picasso and feminism co-organized by the Australian comic Hannah Gadsby as weak in scholarship, thin on significant works of art and knee-jerk in its politics. —

Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 9 June 2023 Nurse romance novels faded in popularity in the 1970s, following the rise of second-wave feminism. —

Brooke Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023 Art, history and feminism combine at Hotel Figueroa. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023 In T’Challa’s absence, Wakanda has become, at least for the moment, a matriarchy, and Wakanda Forever displays a matter-of-fact superhero feminism grounded in the personalities of the performers and their characters. —

Vulture, 9 Nov. 2022 With the second wave feminism of the mid-20th century came a reclamation of the word witch as a term of pride and empowerment. —

Jessica Iredale, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023 See More

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