Feminism Figures
Five figures who shaped major arguments for women's rights, equality, liberation, and social critique.
5 profilesFeminism Figures
Mary Wollstonecraft
Wollstonecraft is a foundational figure in modern feminist political thought.
- Birth
- 1759 CE
- Region
- Britain
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth made Black women's experience impossible to ignore in equality debates.
- Birth
- c. 1797 CE
- Region
- North America
John Stuart Mill
Mill helped carry women's equality into liberal political philosophy and parliamentary debate.
- Birth
- 1806 CE
- Region
- Britain
Simone de Beauvoir
De Beauvoir's The Second Sex became one of the most influential works of modern feminism.
- Birth
- 1908 CE
- Region
- Western Europe
bell hooks
bell hooks made feminist theory more intersectional, pedagogical, and publicly readable.
- Birth
- 1952 CE
- Region
- North America