Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern societies are patriarchal—they prioritize the male point of view—and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Efforts to change this include fighting against gender stereotypes and improving educational, professional, and interpersonal opportunities and outcomes for women.
The Lady's Magazine; or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement, was an early British women's magazine published monthly from 1770 until 1847. Priced at sixpence per copy, it began publication in August 1770 by the London bookseller John Coote and the publisher John Wheble. It featured articles on fiction, poetry, fashion, music, and social gossip and was, according to the Victoria and Albert Museum, "the first woman's magazine to enjoy lasting success."
Eva Selina Laura Gore-Booth was an Irish poet, theologian, and dramatist, and a committed suffragist, social worker and labour activist. She was born at Lissadell House, County Sligo, the younger sister of Constance Gore-Booth, later known as the Countess Markievicz.
Grace Atkinson, better known as Ti-Grace Atkinson, is an American radical feminist activist, writer and philosopher. She was an early member of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and presided over the New York chapter in 1967–68, though she quickly grew disillusioned with the group. She left to form The Feminists, which she left a few years later due to internal disputes. Atkinson was a member of the Daughters of Bilitis and an advocate for political lesbianism. Atkinson has been largely inactive since the 1970s, but resurfaced in 2013 to co-author an open statement expressing radical feminists' concerns about what they perceived as the silencing of discussion around "the currently fashionable concept of gender."
Feminist Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering women's studies that was established in 1972. It is an independent nonprofit publication housed at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Besides scholarly articles, the journal also publishes creative writing, artwork and art essays, book reviews, political and social commentaries, interviews, and activist reports.
Esther Roper was a suffragist and social justice campaigner who fought for equal employment and voting rights for working-class women.
Spare Rib was a second-wave feminist magazine, founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom, that emerged from the counterculture of the late 1960s as a consequence of meetings involving, among others, Rosie Boycott and Marsha Rowe. Spare Rib is now recognised as having shaped debates about feminism in the UK, and as such it was digitised by the British Library in 2015. The magazine contained new writing and creative contributions that challenged stereotypes and supported collective solutions that related to feminist issues. It was published between 1972 and 1993. The title derives from the Biblical reference to Eve, the first woman, created from Adam's rib.
Anne Phillips is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics (LSE), where she was previously Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science. She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003.
The Six Point Group was a British feminist campaign group founded by Lady Rhondda in 1921 to press for changes in the law of the United Kingdom in six areas.
Thomas Baty, also known as Irene Clyde, was an English international lawyer, writer and activist. Baty was a renowned legal scholar and international law expert, spending the majority of a distinguished career as a legal advisor to the Japanese Foreign Office and publishing several works on international law. Baty was also a notable advocate for radical feminism and against binary gender distinctions. Contemporary scholars have described Baty variously as non-binary, genderfluid, transgender, or a trans woman.
Feminism is one theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, even though many feminist movements and ideologies differ on exactly which claims and strategies are vital and justifiable to achieve equality.
Mary Charlotte Lloyd was a Welsh sculptor who studied with John Gibson in Rome and lived for decades with the well-known philosopher, animal welfare advocate, and feminist Frances Power Cobbe.
Mary Susan McIntosh was a British sociologist, feminist, political activist and campaigner for lesbian and gay rights in the United Kingdom.
Home Chat was a British weekly women's magazine, published by Amalgamated Press.
Home Notes was a British monthly women's magazine.
Anna Jessey Wade was an English suffragette and campaigner for animal welfare. She was the founder of the Cats Protection League. Wade also co-founded and was involved with number of other animal welfare organisations. She also contributed to the creation of the feminist gender studies journal Urania and served as its editor.
Beatrice the Sixteenth: Being the Personal Narrative of Mary Hatherley, M.B., Explorer and Geographer is a 1909 feminist utopian novel by the English lawyer, writer, and activist Irene Clyde. She has been described by contemporary scholars as non-binary, transgender, or a trans woman. The book tells the story of a time traveler who discovers a lost world featuring a postgender society.
Dorothy Helen Cornish was an English Montessori educator, suffragist, translator and writer. She was a co-creator and editor of the feminist gender studies journal Urania.
Mukti magazine, founded in 1983 was a quarterly British Asian magazine written and run primarily in London and Birmingham by a collective of Asian women, the 'Mukti Collective'. Mukti has been contextualised as being part of a second wave of Black British and South Asian feminist periodicals. Although based primarily in London and Birmingham, the magazine had international readership including readers from Amsterdam and India. The title referred to political and spiritual liberation. It was available by subscription, through a distribution agent named "Full Time Distribution" and by direct sales via Mukti's office. They received funding from the Greater London Council and Camden Council. The text was published in six different languages - English, Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Punjabi - in order to make it accessible to as many readers as possible both to read and contribute to the magazine.
The Aëthnic Union was a radical feminist organisation established in London around 1911 by Thomas Baty, also known as Irene Clyde. Dedicated to dismantling traditional gender roles and societal norms, the Union promoted ideals of pacifism, egalitarianism, and gender neutrality. Its members included notable activists and intellectuals such as Eva Gore-Booth, Esther Roper, Jessey Wade, and Dorothy Cornish, who contributed their expertise in women's suffrage, animal welfare, and education.
