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ecofeminism, n.
Brit. |ˌiːkəʊˈfemɪnɪz(ə)m|, |ˌɛːkəʊˈfemɪnɪz(ə)m|, U.S. |ˌɛkoʊˈfɛməˌnɪz(ə)m|, |ˌikoʊˈfɛməˌnɪz(ə)m|
[‹ eco- comb. form + feminism n., after French écoféminisme (F. D'Eaubonne Le Féminisme ou la Mort (1974) 216). Compare ecofeminist adj.]
A socio-political theory and movement which associates ecological (esp. environmental) concerns with feminist ones, esp. in regarding both as resulting from male dominance and exploitation.
1980Amherst (Mass.) Morning Rec. 17 Mar. 2/1 Women from New York and New England will gather here for ‘Women and Life on Earth: A Conference on Eco-Feminism in the 80's’. 1983J. Rothschild Machina ex Dea 97 Based on principles found in both feminism and ecology, ecofeminism links ecological harmony and integration with the natural environment with a feminist identification of woman and nature. 1991Vegetarian Times Jan. 62/1 One example of ecofeminism is the tree-hugging movement in India, where women preserve community forests by hugging trees in defiance of approaching bulldozers. 1992C. Merchant Radical Ecol. viii. 184 Although cultural ecofeminism has delved more deeply into the woman-nature connection, social and socialist ecofeminism have the potential for a more thorough critique of domination and for a liberating social justice. 2000Church Times 6 Oct. 23/4 In this ‘liberation-critical reading’ of the prophets, the principles for criticism come from the convictions of eco-feminism. |