[ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes
(e.g: the inclusion of all these women in modern art history textbooks shows the impact feminism has had on the field)


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Origin:
mid 19th century (denoting feminine quality or character): partly via French féminisme from Latin femina ‘woman’ + -ism