Feminism

A woman who is honored and the most respected in a particular field or group. It is usually the oldest member of the group but does not always have to be.

Advocacy for women’s rights on the basis of equality for all. There have been multiple waves of feminism. Modern feminism includes advocacy for minority groups and the LGBTQIA+ community.

First wave feminism was a period during the 19th and 20th century that occurred in the Western world. It was mainly focused on women’s right to vote, suffrage, and overturning legal obstacles to gender equality.

In regards to feminism, intersectional refers to acknowledging how race, class, sexual orientation, and gender identity (among others) affect gender equality. It points out how, for example, cisgender, straight white women and trans, gay, black women have a significant difference in oppression and fights to be all-inclusive of these struggles.

Government, society, community, and/or family ruled by a woman and female power.

A philosophy that criticizes society’s political and social organization based on its roots in the patriarchy and male dominance over women. Its radical label comes from its goal to eliminate the patriarchy all together rather than just adjust and reform the current system.

Second-wave feminism occurred during the 1960s and lasted two decades. It broadened the debate and focused on issues of equality, discrimination, sexuality, and reproductive rights.

TERF is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." It refers to people with trans-exclusive views who may have no involvement with radical feminism. Many consider this movement to be divisive, and it constitutes a 'conservative' branch of modern feminism. *TERFs are generally transphobic and exclusionary of gender differences of any kind.

Third-wave feminism started in the 1990s and continued until 2010. It allowed women to define feminism for themselves by incorporating their own identities. The third wave was much more inclusive of girls and women of color and redefined negative words into powerful and optimistic words.