History
The movement began in the late 19th century with the aim to liberate women by improving their material condition.
The Grand Domestic Revolution by Dolores Hayden is a reference. Hayden describes Material feminism at that time as reconceptualizing the relationship between the private household space and public space by presenting collective options to take the "burden" off women in regard to housework, cooking, and other traditional female domestic jobs.
Read more about this topic: Material Feminism
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