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Meaning of first-wave feminism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The original period of concerted feminist activity during the 19th and early 20th century, focusing on de jure gender inequalities, primarily that of suffrage (the right to vote).

Examples

“The question that many lesbians asked was whether all this work was being accomplished at the expense of other goals of the organization. Some made the frightening comparison to the "First Wave" of feminism, which dissolved after women achieved the right to vote.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

first-waver first-world problem first-year first/third-person singular conditional of deber first/third-person singular conditional of decir first/third-person singular conditional of estar

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