Feminism!

Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerned with the experiences of women.

Feminism - Equal rights to both men and women.

First-Wave Feminism - During the nineteenth century and early twentieth century in the United Kingdom and the United States. It primarily focused on gaining the right of women's suffrage. The term, "first-wave," was coined retroactively after the term second-wave feminsim began to be used to describe a newer feminist movement - being able to vote.

Second-Wave Feminism - A feminst activity which began during the early 1960s. It was largely concerned with other issues of equality ranging from the economic to the reproductive of women and to improve womens rights on the political side.

Third-Wave Feminism - Began in the early 1990s. Third-wave feminism seeks to challenge or avoid the second wave's "essentialist" definitions of femininity. It largely focuses on the inclusion of women in traditionally male dominated area's.

Feminism is very important to my independent study, as women are represented as powerful and dominant rather than a male. Kill Bill and many other films, challenges the traditions of actions films having a male dominant/protagonist character. The audience may be thrown of balance while watching Kill Bill as they usually see a male as the protagonist, but however this is not the case: As Uma Thurman is a strong headed, powerful and dominant character. This may seem to shock the audience as they usually identify the protagonist to be a male.