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1. Fraser (1999) - Discusses the history of women's autonomy and separate spheres.

2. Hewitt (2012) - Discusses the "wave" metaphor for feminism, introduces the fight for women's rights.

3. USAFacts - Provides data for the disparity between men and women in modern and historical society.

4. Oppression (2015) - Discusses various women's fight for equality, specifically in religion.

5. Time to Pay Up (2024) - Discusses the current trend for women's rights and what needs to happen for full equality.

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"Recent historical research, however, has revealed a much longer gestation period [for the debate over women's rights], beginning in at least the early fifteenth century ... [and] continu[ing] to the present."

(The beginning of the debate.)

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"Feminists in each wave viewed themselves as improving upon, not just building on, the wave(s) that preceded them."

(Feminism is seen as improving upon the past movement)

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"Even with educational advancements and entry into higher-paying fields, women tend to be more represented in lower-paying sectors."

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"The issue was ... the long, hard-fought campaign for equal treatment of women in the ministries of the [Seventh-day Adventists]. ... There was vigorous campaigning by both those in favor and against.

(Religious conflict over women)

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"At our current speed, full legal equality for women is some 300 years away."

(Still a lot of progress needed)

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"By the ... mid-twentieth century, internationally, a critical mass of women had been educated ... and had obtained enough legal and social freedom to participate in public life."

(The tipping point)

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"Although numerous scholars have explored racism, ethnocentrism, and class prejudices among women's rights pioneers as well as twentieth-century feminists, most also recognize that such views were contested by more progressive-minded peers."

(The waves were not monolithic - there was debate and variance in the progressiveness of the women)

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"[W]omen continue to make less money ... around $14,900 lower than that of the average man ... The income gap is smaller than it was in 1953, when the median inflation-adjusted income for women was about $17,300 less than it was for men."

(While women have reduced the wage gap, they have not eliminated it)

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"Throughout American history, gender theologies have been used to signify a religious organization's level of tension to the surrounding culture. As a result, religious organizations have changed their gender theologies in response to cultural change."

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"Billions of women and girls face marginalisation, injustice and discrimination, as millennia of male domination continue to shape societies. The persistent epidemic of gender-based violence disgraces humanity. More than 4 million girls are estimated to be at risk of female genital mutilation each year. Discrimination against women and girls remains perfectly legal in much of the world. In some places, that makes it difficult for women to own property -- in others, it allows men to rape their wives with impunity."

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"[G]ender has come to symbolize an ideological divide within American Protestantism. The divide rests on the tension between the denominations and the culture"