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Feminist terminology

  • SexismPauline M. Leet spoke the word sexism for the first time on the 18th of November 1965 during a Student-Faculty Forum at Franklin and Marshall College.
  • MisogynyThe English word misogyny emerged in 1620 through an anonymous play titled Swetnam the Woman-Hater. This work introduced the character Misogynos, which…
  • FeminismThe merged Venus symbol with a raised fist appeared during the 1969 Miss America pageant protest, designed by Robin Morgan to represent feminist resistance.
  • PatriarchyThe Greek word patriarkhēs literally means the rule of the father. It combines patria for lineage and arkhē for domination or authority.