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Sexual harassment term traced to 1970s Cornell activists

Original: The term “sexual harassment” was popularised and likely coined through feminist workplace organising at Cornell in the m

Feminist workplace organisers at Cornell University in the mid-1970s are credited with coining and popularising the term "sexual harassment," with activist and professor Lin Farley and the group Working Women United playing central roles. The phrase entered common public use around 1975 as part of efforts to name and challenge workplace abuse of women.

Why now: Interest in the history of workplace feminist activism and how the concept of sexual harassment entered public discourse.

Lin FarleyWorking Women UnitedCornell University

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• The term “sexual harassment” was popularised and likely coined through feminist workplace organising at Cornell in the mid-1970s, especially by Lin Farley and Working Women United. It entered public use around 1975. # Zer0Billionaires # socialsciences # USPolitics # Cornell · zer0billionaires · 5

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