1. The movement aimed at equal rights for women
   "She was active in feminism during the 1970s";
   - feminist movement, women's liberation movement, women's lib [informal]
    
2. A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
   "The suffragette movement was an early form of feminism"

Derived forms: feminisms

Type of: campaign, cause, crusade, doctrine, drive, effort, ism, movement, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Feminism