Abstract:

Although examples of the struggle for women's rights have been seen in previous centuries the feminist struggle began to form its theory in the 18th century. The women's movement owes its visibility in Europe to political and social changes that also caused the French Revolution. Rights and freedoms take an important place in the debates of citizenship that came to the fore with the French Revolution. In this period women who demand expanded their rights and freedoms have also succeeded to be a party to the debate. From the period that started with the French Revolution to the present, the feminist movement is trying to explain the patriarchal oppression of women and to produce policies for this. However, the feminist approach contains different views regarding the problems and solutions. This work aims to reveal the relationship between post-colonial women's debates and liberal feminism which is the beginning of women's citizenship debates. Firstly, the demands of liberal feminists, who fought for rights and freedom for the first time, will be evaluated. Secondly, cultural feminists, who stated that the demands of liberal feminists subordinate "femininity", will be discussed. Thirdly, criticisms of the concept of "mother-citizen" will be emphasized. Finally, debates on women's citizenship in anti-colonial struggles will be addressed.

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