feminist movement
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By the novel’s 1966 setting, Gloria Steinem had already gone undercover as a Playboy Bunny and the second-wave feminist movement was starting to gain traction in certain circles.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
The report’s insights sparked a national debate over the value of women’s work and reinvigorated the feminist movement as different groups used it to advocate for change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
But the last decade has witnessed a powerful feminist movement that both women have been a prominent part of.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024
“The feminist movement is challenging all sorts of taboos and the so-called menstrual taboo has been one of the last ones to be challenged,” Gottlieb told Salon in a phone interview.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024
Two of the most potent social campaigns of the past half-century were the civil rights movement and the feminist movement, which demonized discrimination against blacks and women, respectively.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
