| Liberal Feminism has been called the
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| | They also bring to the forefront the
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| mainstream form of feminism out of all
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| | issues of sexual and domestic violence
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| the sub types.
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| | perpetrated against women.
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| It is said that liberal feminism is an
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| | Other issues that the liberal feminists
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| individualistic form, concentrating on
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| | identify are disability rights,
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| women having the ability to maintain
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| | ecofeminism, family, marriage equality,
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| their equality through being responsible
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| | mother's economical rights and media
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| for their own actions and choices.
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| | activism.
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| The ideology of the liberal feminist is
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| | Writers of liberal feminism, Mary
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| that women will transform society,
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| | Wollstonecraft and John Stuart Mill were
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| through their own personal interactions
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| | publishing within the first wave of
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| with the opposite sex.
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| | feminism during the nineteenth and early
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| The liberal feminist believes "All women
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| | twentieth century.
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| are capable of asserting their ability to
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| | The second wave of feminism during the
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| achieve equality, therefore it is
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| | 1960's to 1970's produced liberal
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| possible for change to happen without
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| | feminist writers such as Betty Friedan
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| altering the structure of society."
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| | and Gloria Steinem and Rebecca Walker who
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| The liberal feminist also believe that
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| | is one of the third wave's liberal
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| the equality of men and women can only be
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| | feminist's writers.
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| achieved by changes being brought through
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| | Critics of liberal feminism say,
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| political and legal reform. They want the
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| | "Individual assumptions make it difficult
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| eradication of institutional bias and
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| | to see ways in which underlying social
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| implementations of fairer laws towards
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| | structures and values disadvantage
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| women.
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| | women."
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| Some of the main issues of liberal
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| | They state that even if a woman is no
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| feminism include reproductive and
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| | longer dependent on an individual man,
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| abortions rights, sexual harassment,
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| | they will still be living in a
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| voting rights, education, affordable
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| | patriarchal state. Thus institutional
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| childcare and affordable health care.
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| | changes alone are insufficient to give
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| The United States liberal feminists
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| | women equality in society.
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| campaign for the ratification of the
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| | The liberal feminist has also been
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| Equal Rights Amendment and the
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| | criticised further for being based on
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| Constitutional Equity Amendment. They
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| | white, middle class women's issues. It
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| want to ensure that men and women are
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| | was noted that they had ignored the
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| treated as equals under the democratic
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| | plight of other women of different races,
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| laws that influence and govern women's
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| | cultures or class.
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| lives.
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