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Feminism is a philosophy which argues for gender equality (in some sense).   
 
Feminism is a philosophy which argues for gender equality (in some sense).   
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However there is no broad consensus among [[feminists]] (followers of feminism) about how gender equality ought to be understood.  In recent years this has led many feminists to argue that, because there are so many different and mutually exclusive philosophies and philosophers that are called feminist, it is more appropriate to speak of feminisms (plural) than feminism (singular) <ref>Feminisms [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-topics/]</ref>.  For this reason it is difficult, if not impossible, to state any belief universally held by all feminists.
      
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.
 
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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