women's movementnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈwɪm.ɪnz ˌmuːv.mənt/us/ˈwɪm.ɪnz ˌmuːv.mənt/those people whose social and political aims are to change women's position in society and increase knowledge about women's condition in society:
The early 20th-century women's movement fought for the political emancipation of women.
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