A_Brief_History_Of_Feminism

A Brief History Of Feminism A Brief History of Feminism Feminism is difficult to define because every woman views feminism differently. “Generally speaking, feminism is a political, social, and cultural stance that is pro-woman” (Warhol, 1995). Feminists believe, among other things, in equal rights, opportunities and paychecks for men and women. Women are just as worthy and valuable as men and feminists want the world to know it. Before the 1920’s, women had virtually no rights. They could not vote, they could not own property and they were treated with little or no respect. Women were expected to stay at home and take care of their husbands and children. If a woman did choose to work outside of her home, there were few jobs to choose from. Most women worked as clerks, nurses, schoolteachers and other traditionally female occupations. Women began to grow very frustrated and they realized that something had to change. “Historically speaking, feminism has been associated in the United States with the struggle for women’s political enfranchisement” women, feminism, wave, rights, choose, women’s, woman, today, movement, home, equal, work, warhol, vote, united, time, states, speaking, right, political, outside, men, feminists, feminist, female, every, ever, control, children, birth, believe, been, associated, amendment, 1995