women's rights

American  

Or woman's rights

plural noun

1. the rights claimed for women, equal to those of men, with respect to suffrage, property, the professional fields, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of women's rights

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Muro went over matters of of farmworkers’ rights, women’s rights, environmental justice and cultural identity, before prompting a Monarch to share a personal example of injustice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But Huerta was also a legend, a fiercely independent mother who had a passion for addressing the social issues of the time — women’s rights, poverty and racism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"We won't give up," Pelicot, 73, told the crowd as she joined thousands in the French capital marching for women's rights, economic equality, and an end to sexual violence.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

French Gates’s philanthropy is now focused on women’s rights and young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The core leadership—Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Matilda Joslyn Gage, who was serving as president of the organization—wanted to prepare a formal statement, so they wrote a new declaration of women’s rights.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling