In history, women have always fought to obtain equality, respect and the same rights as men. Women have had to endure years of sexism and struggle to get to where they are today. The struggle was even harder for women of color as they not only faced issues of sexism, but also racism. Many movements have helped black women over the past centuries overcome sexism, racism, and adversities faced against them. History tells us that movements such as the Feminist Movement have contributed to the empowerment of all women, but this fact is not entirely true. In this article I will discuss feminism, movements and its “minimal” effects on black women. The word feminism comes from the word feminism, which was thought of by the utopian socialist Charles Fourier. He affirmed that the extension of women's rights was the general principle of all social progress. This later led to the organized movement that dates to the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 (see Exhibit 3). There is no single definition of feminism. It is a view that women are inherently equal to men and deserve equal rights and opportunities. Feminism can be described as: a range of contemporary theoretical perspectives, including political, sociological, legal, psychoanalytic, literary and philosophical, in which women's experiences are examined in relation to real and perceived differences between power and status of women. men and women. ;A social justice movement in which issues of particular importance to women, such as domestic violence, pay equity, globalization, are analyzed, understood and addressed from feminist perspectives (familypride.uwo.ca/glossary/glossary5 .html).Feminism has become a big...... middle of paper ......edmon FausetAlthea GibsonBillie HolidayLena HorneZora Neale HurstonHarriet JacobsMae JemisonMarjorie Stewart JoynerNella LarsenToni MorrisonRosa ParksLeontyne PriceCondoleezza RiceBessie SmithMaria StewartWe therefore see today that the Women, especially black women, have come a long way since the 1800s. In today's society, women have a voice and are heard. We have more rights and opportunities than ever before. I believe we must look to our past to correct our future. We must use the experiences and knowledge that our ancestors gave us to improve the future of all women. glossary5.htmlhttp://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/thisistle/v9/9.01/6blackf.html