The author says about 2,500 years ago. Since history only goes back so far, how can we tell for sure? And it wasn't a straight path from now to today and it isn't 100% global either. And shouldn't you be female to be a feminist?
The author focuses on three philosophers in her discussion:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens ... s-ago.html
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When did feminism start?
Re: When did feminism start?
More like 25,000. Look to the beginning of agriculture for the story of that apple Adam still pretends to have been forced into eating.