women's movement

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Beyoncé has been a living example for the women's movement many times over: when severing ties with recklessly macho men like her Dad and embattled Ivy Park co-owner, Phillip Green; posing fearlessly before a humongous projection of the word "Feminist" in her 2014 VMA performance; and ardently speaking out against the gender pay gap.

From Salon

It’s still two shy of the men’s tournament, but a win for the women’s movement.

From Seattle Times

The history the organization hopes to tell also includes the women’s movement.

From Washington Post

In the 1960s, students led the anti-war movement and women the women's movement.

From Salon

By beginning to turn the tide of public opinion in favor of the women, who were now largely seen as undeserving victims of ungentlemanly brutes and simply seeking to obtain an equal education, the riot gave the women's movement considerable momentum.

From Salon