The Subjection of Women
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The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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essay
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feminist text → philosophical work → |
| argument |
advocates legal equality between women and men
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advocates social equality between women and men → argues for women's suffrage → argues that denying women rights harms social progress → argues that women should have access to education → argues that women should have access to professions → challenges Victorian gender norms → claims subordination of women is socially constructed → criticizes patriarchal marriage laws → |
| author |
John Stuart Mill
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| authorGender |
male
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| authorNationality |
British
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| basedOn |
liberal political theory
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| firstPublisher |
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
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| genre |
political philosophy
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social philosophy → |
| hasPart |
four chapters
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| historicalContext |
19th-century Britain
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Victorian era → |
| influenced |
first-wave feminism
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liberal feminism → women's suffrage movement → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment liberalism
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Harriet Taylor Mill → utilitarian ethics → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
feminism
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gender equality → legal equality → marriage law → patriarchy → social equality → women's rights → |
| notableFor |
critique of legal subordination of women
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early systematic defense of gender equality → influence on liberal feminist theory → |
| philosophicalSchool |
liberalism
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utilitarianism → |
| philosophicalTheme |
equality
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individual rights → justice → liberty → |
| publicationType |
book-length essay
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| publicationYear |
1869
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| relatedWork |
On Liberty
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Principles of Political Economy → |
Referenced by (4)
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Harriet Taylor Mill
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John Stuart Mill → John Stuart Mill → |
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Autobiography
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relatedWork |