In the early 1900s, the feminist movement strengthened and eventually saw its first big win. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was adopted, granting women the right to vote. Ever since, the feminist ...

2nd wave feminism exploded in the 1960s, pushing beyond voting rights to confront issues like workplace inequality, ...

Voltaire once described his good friend, mathematician, and physicist, Emilie du Chatalet, as “a great man, whose only fault was being a woman.” In the context of 18th century France, this was a great ...

One of the most important tools for helping feminism reach a wide audience in the 1960s and ’70s was the consciousness-raising (CR) group. Thousands of small and large groups gathered across the US ...

My mom was what I would call an old-school feminist. She grew up a Jewish cisgender female in Albany, New York, during the second-wave feminism of the 1960s and ’70s. This period has primarily ...

Conservatives have long criticized second-wave feminists for attacking the basic cell of society—namely, the family. But there is now an emerging “masculine critique” of the fruits of 1960s feminism.

The film shies away from the big names and big institutions and offers a history of women’s rights organizing from the ground up. Activists join forces at an August 1970 women's rights march. (Photo ...

Feminism is a powerful movement that has been around for centuries, and it continues to shape our society today. But what exactly is feminism? In its most basic form, feminism is the belief that women ...

Girls' Lena Dunham is working on a brand new comedy pilot for HBO – set in the heyday of 1960s feminism. Max is a period comedy from Dunham, Girls writer Murray Miller and producer Jenni Konner. Lisa ...