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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > gender inequality and sexual orientation > women's rights movement
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > activism and social transformation > social movements > women's rights movement
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > political geography > social movements > women's rights movement
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > political geography > social movements > women's rights movement

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women's rights movement  

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  • The women's rights movement (WRM) seeks women's equality with men in all aspects of society, with full access to the same rights and opportunities that men enjoy. Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman of 1792 first introduced the concept of rights for women. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Women's Rights Movement]

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