Ecofeminism
"Ecofeminism is an
activist and academic movement that sees critical connections between the
domination of nature and therefore the exploitation of girls .... Ecofeminist
activism grew during the 1980s and 1990s among women from the anti-nuclear,
environmental, and lesbian-feminist movements. The “Women and Life on Earth:
Ecofeminism within the Eighties” conference held at Amherst (1980) was the
primary during a series of ecofeminist conferences, inspiring the expansion of
ecofeminist organizations and actions..."
Ecofeminism, also called
ecological feminism, branch of feminism that examines the connections between
women and nature. Its name was coined by French feminist Françoise d’Eaubonne
in 1974. Ecofeminism uses the essential feminist tenets of equality between
genders, a revaluing of non-patriarchal or nonlinear structures, and a view of
the planet that respects organic processes, holistic connections, and therefore
the merits of intuition and collaboration. to those notions ecofeminism adds
both a commitment to the environment and an awareness of the associations made
between women and nature.
"Ecofeminism, a 'new
term for an ancient wisdom' grew out of varied social movements - the feminist,
peace and ecology movements - within the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though the
term was first employed by Francoise D'Eaubonne it became popular only within
the context of various protests and activities against environmental
destruction, sparked-off initially by recurring ecological disasters. The meltdown
at Three Mile Island prompted large numbers of girls within the USA to return
together within the first ecofeminist conference - 'Women and Life on Earth: A
Conference on Eco-Feminism within the Eighties' - in March 1980, at Amherst.
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