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'There are liberal feminists, socialist feminists and radical feminists, but no conservative feminists.' Discuss. Although the three main strains of feminism - liberal, socialist and radical - have taken priority in studies of feminism, it must not be forgotten that there are other, less well known strains of feminism which include not only conservative feminism, but also eco-feminism and post-modernist feminism. Liberal feminism is concerned, as liberalism itself is, with the individual: female emancipation, individualism and gender inequality can all be found within this strain. Socialist feminism argues that nothing short of a social revolution can bring about the necessary changes in society and offer women genuine emancipation. They also believe that patriarchy can only be understood in the light of social and economic factors. Radical feminists believe that the personal is the politics: the details of family life should be challenged by political changes. It is a reactionary movement that...

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