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Definition of Feminism
1. Noun. A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women.
Derivative terms: Feminist
2. Noun. The movement aimed at equal rights for women.
Generic synonyms: Campaign, Cause, Crusade, Drive, Effort, Movement
Member holonyms: Feminist, Libber, Women's Liberationist, Women's Rightist
Derivative terms: Feminist, Women's Liberationist, Women's Liberationist
Definition of Feminism
1. Noun. A social theory or political movement supporting the equality of both sexes in all aspects of public and private life; specifically, a theory or movement that argues that legal and social restrictions on females must be removed in order to bring about such equality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Feminism
1. a doctrine advocating rights for women equal to those of men [n -S]
Medical Definition of Feminism
1. The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes and organised activity on behalf of women's rights and interests. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feminism
Literary usage of Feminism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Woman —Continual Beehive; feminism contrasted with the .... 11 Woman's HC 42:35
Mr '15 feminism in the repair-garage. Lit Digest 50:910 Ap 17 '15 ..."
2. The Bookman (1910)
"... a study of feminism, has been causing considerable discussion in France.
The book is an attack on women who have turned their backs on the old-fash- ..."
3. Modern and Contemporary European History by Jacob Salwyn Schapiro (1918)
"This movement, known as "feminism," aroused not so much hostility as ridicule;
and it was a long time before its claims received serious attention. ..."
4. What Women Want: An Interpretation of the Feminist Movement by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale (1914)
"But though the disciples of feminism are now drawn from every class, it was
inevitable that the movement should owe its inception and early progress to the ..."
5. Applied Eugenics by Roswell Hill Johnson, Paul Bowman Popenoe (1918)
"feminism The word "feminism" might be supposed to characterize a movement which
sought to emphasize the distinction between woman's nature and that of man ..."
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