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Feminism as an ideology is one which generally believes in the undervalued status of women in society. It has four main strands; Radical, Liberal, Marxist and Black Feminism. All of these strands of feminism provide a slightly different picture of how they believe society should be, and specifically the role of females in society. Joan Smith, whom is involved in the title of this essay, is a radical feminist; the title of her book 'Mysogynes' meaning 'the fear and hatred of women'; identifies this to us. Radical Feminists emphasize the patriarchal dominance of women by men in society. They see this dominance as the attempt to prevent women advancing to higher status in society through the denial of privileges, opportunities and power, thus keeping women as a sub-class to men1. Radical Feminists are often military in their opposition, and displays of public disobedience during the era of the suffragettes, I...

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