HREQ 3010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Marxist Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Feminist Theory

• School: York University
• Department: Human Rights and Equity Studies
• Course: HREQ 3010
• Professor: Josh

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Terms: 14defintion given: 5 out of 8 meaning and significance (learn 11 definition, addressed in course (reading, specific example where possible, why is it significant to the course. Waves of feminism: firstly feminism is defined as a collection of movement and an ideology, which shares a common stated aim to define, establish and defend equal political economic, cultural rights for women. There are numbers of phases (waves) feminism has gone through in regards of human rights. First wave of feminism: it"s also known as liberal feminism. It refers to a period of feminist activity during 19th and early 20th century throughout the world particularly in the united kingdom, canada, the netherlands and the united states. 2 focused on legal issues roots in the 19th century women suffrage movement. Significant: much contemporary feminist theory defines itself in reaction against liberal feminism.