Feminism

Feminism is a belif that all women should have equal rights,such as, political, social, sexual, interlectual and economic rights to men.
There are a number of movements involved, theories, and philosophies, all of which concern gender differences, that orchestrate equality for women and that campaigne for womens rights and interests.
There are three waves in the history of feminism, they are as follows, Nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the second was the 60's and 1970's, the 3rd extending from the 90's.

Feminism has had a very drastic affect on predominant perpectives, changing a wide range of areas within the western society, ranging from culture to law.


Feminist adivist have made it there duty to campaigne for womens legal rights, such as (rights of contact, property rights, voting rights) to enable women rights towards bodily integrity and atomony.
For abortion rights, and for reproduction rights ( this includes access to contraception and quality prenatal care) this would enable protection for women and girls suffering from domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape for workplace rights includingmaternity leave and equal pay and also against other forms of discrimination.
Most feminist movements and theories had leaders who were predominatly middle classwhite women from western europe and North america.
However, since sojourner truths 1852 speech to american feminists, women of other races have proposed alternative feminism.
This trend moved forward drastically during the 60's with civil rights movement in the united states and the capitulationof european colonialism in Africa the caribbean parts of latin America and Southeast Asia.