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'''Feminism''' originally was an expression used by suffragettes in the early 20th Century who were trying to obtain the right for women to vote in the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]].  By the 1970s, however, feminism was expanded to encompass the struggle for women's rights in general.  Specifically, modern feminists tend to:

'''Feminism''' originally was an expression used by [[suffragettes]] - who were predominantly [[pro-life]]<ref>[http://www.godlessprolifers.org/library/wallace4.html ''Susan B. Anthony opposed abortion'']</ref><ref>''"There is no question that she deplored the practice of abortion, as did every one of her colleagues in the suffrage movement."'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/13/opinion/13schiff.html?_r=1&oref=slogin ''Desperately Seeking Susan''] [[New York Times]] (13 October 2006)</ref><ref>[http://www.feministsforlife.org/history/foremoth.htm ''Voices of our Feminist Foremothers''] Feminists for Life</ref> - to obtain the right for women to vote in the early 1900s in the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]].  By the 1970s, however, [[liberals]] had changed the meaning to represent people who favored [[abortion]] and identical roles or quotas for women in the military and in society as a whole.  Specifically, modern feminists tend to:

-Believe that there are no inherent differences between men and women and that all inequality is the result of men oppressing women[1]  

* believe that there are no inherent differences between men and women and that all inequality is the result of men oppressing women<ref>The most significant belief underlying contemporary feminism is that there are no sex differences; therefore advocacy for equal rights must be extended to advocacy for equal results or outcomes. [http://www.endeavourforum.org.au/frauds1.htm]</ref>

-Believe that all legal barriers to jobs, (higher) education, health care and the military should be removed.

* believe that "it takes a village to raise a child" and deny the exclusive role played by parents in raising children.<ref>Leading feminist [[Hillary Clinton]]'s famous book was entitled, "It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us," in reference to raising children.</ref>

-Believe that all legal distinctions between men and women should be repealed.  

* loathe [[chivalry]] and dislike men patronizing women, as in holding the door open for them

-Believe in equal pay for equal work.

* be anti-father, viewing traditional [[marriage]] as unacceptably patriarchal

-Support reproductive rights including, access to birth control and abortion.

-Oppose single-sex schooling.

* prefer role-reversal, like girls playing football and boys being cheerleaders for it, or men baking cookies for women<ref>"But sometime between the Ides of March and Canada Day, I remembered that I'd given up baking cookies as a political act in 1975. ... No self-respecting feminist could be found in the company of cookie dough." [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?k=60432&id=3b3c71f6-0d7d-4e1a-b8fb-cf8d5b1af478]</ref>

-Oppose violence against women and fight to stop this.

* oppose single-sex schooling and seek to abolish all-male ''private'' clubs

-Believe that domestic work should be split between men and women, especially when both parties work.

-Support affirmative action.

* insist that childrearing activities be shared equally by men and women in every respect, rather than a productive division of labor

-Believe that women should have the right to refuse to take the husband's last name when marrying.

* support [[affirmative action]] for women

-Believe that an Equal Rights Amendment is necessary to further some of these goals.

* detest women who are happy in traditional roles, such as housewife,<ref> "Being a [[housewife]] is an illegitimate profession... The choice to serve and be protected and plan towards being a family-maker is a choice that shouldn't be. The heart of  [[radical feminism]] is to change that." - Vivian Gornick, University of Illinois, "The Daily Illini," April 25, 1981. [http://www.ladiesagainstfeminism.com/artman/publish/LAF_Theme_Articles_13/You_Don_t_Know_Feminism_744100744.shtml        "You Don't Know Feminism"] </ref> and especially dislike those who defend such roles

* prefer that women wear pants rather than dresses, presumably because men do<ref>"[T]he wearing of pantsuits is often a useful feminism signifier, depending on the culture of the law firm." [http://feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu/?p=2640]</ref><ref>"I was part of a growing tribe of pesky women called feminists by friends and enemies alike.  We women stormed out the door in our imitation men's suits ...." [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?k=60432&id=3b3c71f6-0d7d-4e1a-b8fb-cf8d5b1af478]</ref>

Many feminists also believe in:

* seek women in combat in the military just like men, and coed submarines

-Promoting diversity/ending racism.

* refuse to take the husband's last name when marrying, despite the confusion and complexity that causes<ref>"(Almost half the married women in the Harvard-Radcliffe class of 1990 kept or hyphenated their names.) If you read the New York Times wedding pages, and shut up, you do, the phrase 'the bride, who is keeping her name' seems like the norm, unless his name is Rockefeller. [http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2003/10/16/names/index.html]</ref>

-Fighting for gay rights.

-As well as, disability rights.

==History==

==History==