feminist

Variant of feminism

feminism definition

femi·nism (fem′ə niz′əm)

noun

  1. Rare feminine qualities
    1. the principle that women should have political, economic, and social rights equal to those of men
    2. the movement to win such rights for women

Etymology: < L femina, woman + -ism

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