This form of feminism allows for a broader audience beyond the white middle aged[citation needed] women who began the movement.
[1] In response to the obstacles women faced in the workplace involving wages, hours, and conditions, Florence Kelley from Philadelphia initiated and coined the term social justice feminism in the early 1900s.
[1] This is due to the fact feminism and the beginnings of the woman's movement was portrayed as for white middle aged women.
[1] Ultimately, the NWMI wanted to “regain momentum in the political arena”[3] so the women agreed to base the movement on promoting principles of social justice feminism.
Florence Kelly assisted Oregon's attorney, Louis D. Brandeis, in the case and luckily the outcome was in their favor.
In relation to Social Justice Feminism, the movement is about evoking change for all rights therefore intersectionality must be looked at.
[1] During the National Women's Movement Initiative, “participants were diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, economic status, sexuality, geographic locale and age.
[6] Another organization that provides social justice is the National Latina Business Women Association-Los Angeles (NLBWA-LA).
[7] Social Justice Feminism today, like it always has, consists of making change happen for all those who are oppressed whether that be due to sex, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, etc.