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  • noun feminism A feminist of an earlier generation.

Etymologies

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fore- +‎ sister. Compare forefather.

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  • I like to think that my lesbian feminist foresister was speaking to a four leaf clover, and that we are all free because of her tremendous courage.

    TEXAS FAITH: Do religions oppress women? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010

  • As you can see from the quotations below, if 19th century feminist foresister and suffragist leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton were alive today, she'd be just another woman who couldn’t work for a Democratic presidential candidate.

    Archive 2007-02-01 2007

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