Feminism is a philosophy granting equal rights and opportunities to women. Roots of the movement include the Women's Suffrage movement of the early 1900's and the Women's Liberation movement of the 1960's and 1970's.
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Feminism is a philosophy granting equal rights and opportunities to women. Roots of the movement in the United States and the United Kingdom include the [[Women's Suffrage]] movement of the early 1900's and the [[Women's Liberation]] (or "Second Wave Feminist") movement of the 1960's and 1970's.
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An Equal Rights Ammendment was proposed in 1972, but was unratified. Opponents of the ammendment cited the following problems: the integration of single-sex schools; the possible recognition of homosexual marriage; and the revocation of laws that protect women in dangerous jobs, like factory or mining work.
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An [[Equal Rights Amendment]] was proposed in the US in 1972, but was unratified. Opponents of the amendment cited the following problems: the integration of single-sex schools; the possible recognition of homosexual marriage; and the revocation of laws that protect women in dangerous jobs, like factory or mining work.
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The feminist movement suffered in the 1980s with the rise of [[Post-Feminism]] which stresses that women have a choice.
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The feminist movement in the West evolved in the 1980s with the rise of [[Post-Feminism]] which stresses that women have many choices.
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Feminism has made a resurgence in 1990s and early years of 21st century as the movement is spreading internationally in [[Asia]] and the [[Middle East]].
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Second Wave Feminism has made a resurgence in 1990s and early years of 21st century as the movement is spreading internationally in [[Asia]] and the [[Middle East]].
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.feministezine.com/feminist/ The Feminist eZine] Archive of articles about Feminist History.
*[http://www.feministezine.com/feminist/ The Feminist eZine] Archive of articles about Feminist History.