Feminism in the US

Feminism in the United States "I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." (West) What is feminism and how did it start? Webster's defines feminism as "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes" (Webster's) but in order to truly understand feminism and its impact in the …

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