A history of feminism.
User contributed quotes about feminism, from a wide variety of sources.
A definition and description of cultural feminism, in the context of women's history.
A definition and description of radical feminism from the perspective of women's history.
"Feminism" is about equality of the sexes, and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some of the key writers on feminist theory, key to understanding what feminism has been all about. I've listed them in chronological order so it's easier to see the development of femi…
A profile of the feminist Ms. magazine, founded in 1972. Editors have included Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan.
A profile of the National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 to work for women's equality.
Profile of New York Radical Women to learn about the radical feminist group in New York. New York Radical Women staged significant protests and developed theories of radical feminism. Read about the origin of New York Radical Women, founded by Shulamith Firestone, Robin Morgan, Pam Allen, Kathie Sarachild, and Carol Hanisch.
Essay by Crystal Eastman (1920) on where feminism should go, after suffrage was won.
Meaning of the phrase The Personal Is Political: Which early feminists said that "the personal is political" and what did they mean by this phrase? Read about the early use of the phrase and the ideas behind the feminist concept that the personal is political.
Answer the poll, and see what others think: what has been the greatest advance in women's rights, especially in the 20th century?
Profile of feminist Shulamith Firestone. Read about Shulamith Firestone's involvement in radical feminism and her published works of feminist theory, including The Dialectic of Sex.
Selected quotations from the "mother of modern feminism," Betty Friedan.
Quotes by Germaine Greer - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Profile of Carol Hanisch and her work as a feminist. Learn about Carol Hanisch's analysis of the the women's liberation movement. Refer to this Carol Hanisch profile for information about the activism, ideas, work, and publications of Carol Hanisch.
Quotes by bell hooks - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Read the biography of Patricia Ireland to learn about the background and experience of the former president of NOW. Learn about Patricia Ireland's experience as attorney, activist, and leader of NOW in Florida and Washington D.C. Discover important women's issues and feminist work of Patricia Ireland in this profile.
Quotes by Jill Johnston - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Select quotes from feminist and feminist critic, Camille Paglia.
Select quotations from feminist poet Adrienne Rich.
A collection of books representing various trends in feminism in the last two decades of the 20th century.
Rachel Speght was the first woman known to have published a women's rights pamphlet in English under her own name. Here are some works by or about Rachel Speght and her writings.
An introduction, with accompanying primary source documents, on the ways in which British and European ideas influenced America's blossoming feminist ideas in the early 19th century.
