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2 unusual facts about New feminism


New feminism

Though primarily Catholic in origin, the movement also includes prominent non-Catholics, like Jewish author Wendy Shalit and Protestant activist Enola Aird.

New feminists were opposed mainly by young women, especially those in the Six Point Group, particularly Winifred Holtby, Vera Brittain, and Dorothy Evans, who saw this as a retrograde step towards the separate spheres ideology of the 19th century.



see also

Natasha Walter

She is the author of The New Feminism, which was an influential feminist book published by Virago in 1998.