“Feminism." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 3 Apr 2008
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    This article describes in great detail the history of feminism. The article begins with the ancient world and the earliest historical accounts of resistance the restricted roles. It addresses the philosophical roots of feminism, including the movement to educate females started by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and the Marquis de Condorcet during the Enlightenment and Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman published in 1792. Important events such as the Seneca Falls Conference, establishment of the National Organization for Women, and Equal Pay Act are described in great detail. It depicts the changes that occurred during the multiple waves of feminism in America, including the addition of both homosexual and racial concerns during the second and third waves of the feminist movement. Most important to this research, it describes the dramatic shifts in women’s rights and attitudes towards women’s roles in the public sphere that occurred during the 1960’s and 1970’s. It also discusses the modern spread of feminism, which has led to global trend towards advocacy for women’s rights in many less developed, non-industrialized nations where traditional practices physically harm and socially restrict women.
    This article is key to the research question as it enumerates the goals of the historical feminist movements, specifically the second-wave feminist movement, which occurred during the decade before Kramer vs. Kramer’s release. Joanna’s character is distinguished by many of her typically second-wave feminist views. Many of the other articles for this research discuss at length the influence of feminism on her character or the relevance of feminist theory, and this article provides historical context for such articles through its succinct summary of the movement’s origins and development.