The Enfranchisement of Women
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The Enfranchisement of Women is an influential 1851 feminist essay advocating for women's political rights and legal equality, often associated with early liberal feminism in Britain.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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feminist essay → political writing → |
| advocatesFor |
equal civil rights for women
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reform of marriage laws → reform of property laws → women's legal equality → women's political rights → women's suffrage → |
| associatedWith |
British women's rights movement
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Victorian feminism → early liberal feminism in Britain → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| genre |
feminist literature
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political philosophy → |
| historicalPeriod |
Victorian era
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| impact |
considered an influential early feminist text
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| influenced |
British suffrage discourse
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later feminist political thought → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
gender equality
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legal equality → liberal feminism → women's rights → women's suffrage → |
| movement |
first-wave feminism
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liberal feminism → |
| placeInCanon |
part of early British liberal feminist canon
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| positionOnLaw |
calls for equal legal status of women and men
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| positionOnPolitics |
argues women should participate in political life
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| positionOnSuffrage |
supports extension of the franchise to women
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| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| publicationYear |
1851
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Harriet Taylor Mill
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