Adjective
protofeminist (not comparable)
Preceding but anticipating or laying the groundwork for feminism
Berlant, The Anatomy of National Fantasy, 94, 148, 175 Historicists view Hester as a protofeminist and avatar of the self-reliance and responsibility that led to women's suffrage and reproductive emancipation. Source: Internet
Those historians use the label " protofeminist " to describe earlier movements. citation The history of the modern western feminist movements is divided into three "waves". Source: Internet