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This is an alphabetically ordered list of feminists organized by nationality and feminist generation, or “wave.” See also Equal Rights Amendment; feminism; National Organization for Women; Nineteenth Amendment; Seneca Falls convention; women’s movement; woman suffrage.

Early feminists and suffragists

American
Japanese
  • Kato Shizue Hirota
  • Fuki Kushida
  • Oku Mumeo

Second wave

Canadian
  • Florence Bayard Bird
  • Laura Villela Sabia
Turkish
  • Duygu Asena

Third wave

This article was most recently revised and updated by Naomi Blumberg.