The significance of feminist movement (when it is not co-opted by oppo…

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The significance of feminist movement (when it is not co-opted by opportunistic, reactionary forces) is that it offers a new ideological meeting ground for the sexes, a space for criticism, struggle, and transformation. ✨ bell hooks (2014). Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, p.52, Routledge
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The significance of feminist movement (when it is not co-opted by opportunistic, reactionary forces) is that it offers a new ideological meeting ground for the sexes, a space for criticism, struggle, and transformation. ✨ bell hooks (2014). Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, p.52, Routledge

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