Birth Control

At its core, feminism is an ideology based on equality. Feminist ideology demands that women be granted legal, political, and social rights that have been denied throughout history. While feminist scholars have identified a number of different types of feminism, individuals who are consciously feminist tend to be either liberal or radical. Both liberal and radical feminists believe that patriarchy is the cause of inequality, but they disagree on how to deal with the problems caused by inequities (Tone, 63).

Reproductive rights for women also remained a feminist issue in the early 20th century. Margaret Sanger emerged as the leader in ...