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Feminist theory

  • PatriarchyThe Greek word patriarkhēs literally means the rule of the father. It combines patria for lineage and arkhē for domination or authority.
  • Gender equalityChristine de Pizan wrote The Book of the City of Ladies in 1405. Her words challenged the idea that women were naturally inferior to men.
  • GazeIn 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre published Being and Nothingness. Within its pages, he described a moment where one person looks at another.