Antedating of "Feminism"

[Shapiro, Fred]

feminism (OED, 3., 1895)



1894 _Taunton Courier & Western Advertiser_ 15 Aug. (British Newspaper Archive)  Woman is steadily marching on.  On Wednesday 15 young ladies started on a long distance walk from Vienna to Dresden, armed with field-glasses and revolvers. ... Ten marks a kilometer is the reward for the winner, and heavy bets are being made on the result.  The great ugly monster, man, can but smile sadly at this latest exhibition of athletic Feminism.



Fred Shapiro

Editor

Yale Book of Quotations (Yale University Press)

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