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The '''women's movement''' (aka the "women's liberation movement" or "women's lib") is a feminist movement that emerged as a response to systematic and institutionalized [[sexism]] and gender oppression. | The '''women's movement''' (aka the "women's liberation movement" or "women's lib") is a feminist movement that emerged as a response to systematic and institutionalized [[sexism]] and gender oppression. | ||
The name "women's movement" can refer to the specific feminist movement in the US in the 1960s and 1970s (sometimes called [[Second Wave]]); to the broader modern women's movement internationally, counting from the mid-1960s onward; to the "modern" women's movement beginning in the 19th century (often described as [[First Wave]]); or to anti-sexism activism at any time or place | The name "women's movement" can refer to | ||
* the specific feminist movement in the US in the 1960s and 1970s (sometimes called [[Second Wave]]); | |||
* to the broader modern women's movement internationally, counting from the mid-1960s onward; | |||
* to the "modern" women's movement beginning in the 19th century (often described as [[First Wave]]); or | |||
* to anti-sexism activism at any time or place (However, to the extent that a "movement" is a discrete, time- and place-limited thing (albeit with fuzzy historical edges), the latter definition is probably better described as simply "feminist" or "women's rights activism" than a specific movement.) | |||
See [[feminism]]. | |||
[[Category:Women's movement]] | [[Category:Women's movement]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 9 March 2007
The women's movement (aka the "women's liberation movement" or "women's lib") is a feminist movement that emerged as a response to systematic and institutionalized sexism and gender oppression.
The name "women's movement" can refer to
- the specific feminist movement in the US in the 1960s and 1970s (sometimes called Second Wave);
- to the broader modern women's movement internationally, counting from the mid-1960s onward;
- to the "modern" women's movement beginning in the 19th century (often described as First Wave); or
- to anti-sexism activism at any time or place (However, to the extent that a "movement" is a discrete, time- and place-limited thing (albeit with fuzzy historical edges), the latter definition is probably better described as simply "feminist" or "women's rights activism" than a specific movement.)
See feminism.