Word defined by Merriam-Webster: feminism(noun): The theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.Organized activity on behalf of womenâs rights and interests.The second definition of âfeminismâ is used in ” What Feminist can do for Boys” in the fifth paragraph. The author, Jessica Valenti says that feminism provides a means of women to escape the sexist status . An example as I view the word Feminism is:Some major acts of feminism occured in the mid-1800s, for example, The  Womenâs Rights Movement in which womenâs right leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth fought for equal voting rights for women.