feminist icon
Equality movement symbol
A feminist icon is a person, often a woman, who symbolizes feminist ideals or achievements—someone widely admired for advancing women's rights, challenging gender norms, or embodying female empowerment.
The term applies to historical figures like Susan B.
Anthony, cultural figures like Gloria Steinem, and pop culture personalities: Beyoncé has become a feminist icon for a new generation.
The designation can be contested, with debates over whether someone's actions truly merit the label.
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- role modelPerson others emulate
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
Gloria Steinem · girl power · lean in · Simone de Beauvoir · Angela Davis · Rosie the Riveter · gender equality · equal pay · Sojourner Truth · Ruth Bader Ginsburg · reproductive rights · suffragette · Betty Friedan · Malala Yousafzai · Greta Gerwig · Susan B. Anthony · Megan Rapinoe · intersectionality
- powerful womenWonder Woman, Supergirl, She-Hulk, Storm, Jean Grey
- Amazonsfemale warriors, Hippolyta, shieldmaidens, warrior queens, Themyscira
- MedeaMedea, Jason, Euripides, sorceress, infanticide
- George Sandpen name, pseudonym, French novelist, female author, Indiana
feminist iconmisogynist
One who hates women
anti-feminist · male chauvinist · patriarch · sexist · traditionalist