History of Feminism

Many people who attempt to connect feminism and Marxism imply that feminism would do better in a Marxist society, that gender equality can never be achieved until capitalism is eliminated, etc, etc. I am skeptical of such claims because I doubt the ability of the economic system to influence other things. Marxist analysis is rather deterministic in that it concludes A leads to B, and B leads to C, and so on. I don't think feminism will either flourish or wither under any particular economic or political system, with certain exceptions. A religious state, for example, particularly one based on a traditional patriarchy, is deadly to feminist concerns. Feminism seems to do best when humanist concerns influence economics and politics, which makes me think socialism vs. capitalism is a secondary concern, at best, when thinking about feminist values. In other words, I would respond to the article by saying it's trying to construct a link that isn't all that strong.