The history of feminism began where it is most likely to end: with a man. In 1837, French philosopher and ill-reputed utopian socialist Charles Fourier coined the term “feminist” to describe his ...

The website of The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) describes Betty Friedan as “co-founder of the National Organization for Women” (NOW) and “one of the early leaders of the women’s rights ...

We interview feminist activist, Muriel Fox, notably a co-founder of NOW This week on To The Contrary: Second-wave feminism. We interview feminist activist, Muriel Fox, notably a co-founder of the ...

Thirty years ago, a movement was born in the Pacific Northwest that combined feminism, punk music, and politics. It came to be called riot grrrl – it’s meant to be pronounced with a growl. It was a ...

Medicine may be the way we got in the door? : social justice and community health in the mid-1960s -- Thank you for your help ... six children are enough? : the abortion birth control referral service ...

As a tribute, women covered women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony's tombstone with "I Voted" stickers from the 2016 U.S. presidential election.REUTERS/Adam Fenster For centuries, women have been ...

Lauryn Zilles, a senior majoring in History and minoring in both Political Science and Social Justice and Inequalities, has always been passionate about women and gender history. When she was given ...

Traces the origins of the feminist movement to the 1920s and follows the post-Suffrage movements, which exposed the exploitation of women in the workplace and fought for sexual rights and freedoms.

Ask someone at random whether they think gender issues are still relevant today and you’re bound to get a wide range of answers. But, the MINUTE you mention feminism, people (men especially) get super ...

When you tell people you research and write about Mormon feminism, they have questions. Can you be truly faithful and be a feminist? Can you be pro-woman and be part of an overtly patriarchal ...