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feminist movements  

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  • Feminist movements have become ubiquitous in the modern world over the last half century, and today, there are few countries in which such organizations do not exist. Feminist movements have mobilized on a vast number of issues ranging from civil and equal rights to violence against women and reproductive rights. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Feminist Movements]

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