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The feminism that we know today has its roots in Western society. Gaining a foothold after the First World War, it developed momentum during the days of the Great Depression and progressed still further after the Second World War. The women’s liberation movement took shape in the United States of America and every shade of feminist activity was reflected in it. The concept is still prevalent strongly in the U.S.A. and Britain. This book analyses the various ...
Till about the middle of the seventeenth century, it was the universal assumption that women belonged to the home as wives and mothers. Their entire life was devoted to the home and they remained within its confines. They had no rights over property; no control over inheritance, no control over custody, and no right to bring a civil suit. They did not even have the right to vote. However, with the advent of the industrial revolution, and other historical ...