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Thesaurus search results for 'FEMINISM': 5 results found.


CYBERFEMINISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A branch of feminism interested in the role that technology, particularly information technology, can play in facilitating women's social equality, activism, and equity.

ECOFEMINISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A branch of feminism interested in the relationship between gender-based oppression and the destruction of the environment (often through technological means).

FEMINISM (Search for related entries in the library)

RADICAL FEMINISM (Search for related entries in the library)

SOCIALIST FEMINISM (Search for related entries in the library)

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