women's rights advocates
Gender justice activists
People who campaign for legal, social, and political equality for women.
The phrase emerged in the 19th century with movements for suffrage and property rights, and continues in debates over reproductive rights, workplace equity, and gender discrimination.
Women's rights advocates pushed for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- Sojourner TruthAbolitionist and suffragist orator
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
- domestic violenceAbuse between household members
Susan B. Anthony · Malala Yousafzai · reproductive freedom · access to education · grassroots organizing · public speaking · Betty Friedan · equal pay · wage gap · pay equity · coalition building · healthcare equity · legal reform · Gloria Steinem · maternity leave · protest marches · ERA · gender equality
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