Ok. I'm glad you mentioned some of the 'leaders' in Feminism.I'm open to hearing what you believe feminism is specifically.
I try to read feminist writing and study the movement but I can always learn more.
I consider feminist leaders like Mary Wollenstonecraft, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Betty Friedan, Simone de Beauvoir, belle.hooks and others to all be key leaders of the movement.
I don't mind reading more quotes by them but I feel pretty confident that the movement is mostly antagonistic towards women being homemakers who depend financially on their husbands. I see nothing to combat that.
Still, feel free to share. I am open to dialogue on this.
Feminism didn't just begin in the 1800's. Began a lot sooner. And Feminism wasn't regulated to the United States. Feminism has been around for a lot longer than the Americas.
But Feminism became more ORGANZED in the 1800's in the states. Not so much for other places in world. Feminism isn't ONLY about what's happening in the US...it's WORLDWIDE.
Feminism is about the desire to be treated FAIRLY; not about trying to 'do what a man does'. So much of what a man does isn't about gender; it's about desire. For instance, I'm a woman who has no problem changing the oil in her car. It's got NOTHING TO DO with gender. I KNOW I'm more competent at auto mechanics than my few husbands were. And if they felt "emasculated" by my skill, then maybe THEY should STEP UP TO THE PLATE. Why do I..as a woman, have to 'back down'?
Some of this stuff shouldn't even be an issue, and yet SOME men and SOME women have MADE it an issue.