The History of Feminism in Greece

The History of Feminism in Greece

Women protesting in Athens. The sign reads “I’m not my father’s, I’m not my husband’s, I want to be myself.” Feminism has a long history in Greece. Credit: Public Domain While there were some proto-feminists in ancient Greece, feminism as a movement began in Greece in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when women across the US and Europe began fighting for their rights. Women from the US, UK, and Ireland in particular sparked an internationa…