other radical

• A radical feminist who argued that it is first necessary for women to find sexual liberation, as hetero-sexual relationships involve men exercising power over women. Millett said that any oppression is inherently political in nature.
• second wave of feminism was concerned with women’s role in society, discussing concepts such as patriarchy, sex and gender. Of our key thinkers, Simone de Beauvoir (liberal feminist), Sheila Rowbotham (socialist feminist) and Kate Millett (radical feminist) all fall here.
• Radical feminists

  • Focus on patriarchy in both the public and private spheres
  • Believe that patriarchy is too pervasive to be reformed
  • Believe there must be a revolutionary change