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Written in 1861 and published eight years later, this influential essay by the great English philosopher and economist is still relevant and its arguments significant. Believing that the subjugation of women was primarily political and psychological in origin, Mill urged the... Read Full Overview

The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill is a seminal work of classic political philosophy. Published in 1869, it is one of the earliest and most influential works on feminism and the struggle for gender equality. Mill argues that the subjugation of women is a violation of... Read Full Overview

"Reasonably priced and beautifully produced. A clear and helpful introduction by Susan Okin, one of the leading feminist scholars of our generation, as well as a useful bibliography and chronology of Mill's life. . . . Invaluable for teaching and scholarship alike." --Ian Shapiro,... Read Full Overview

The Subjection of Women John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, stating an argument in favor of equality between the sexes. It offers both detailed... Read Full Overview

The object of this Essay is to explain as clearly as I am able, the grounds of an opinion which I have held from the very earliest period when I had formed any opinions at all on social or political matters, and which, instead of being weakened or modified, has been constantly... Read Full Overview

The Subjection of Women is an essay by English philosopher, political economist and civil servant, John Stuart Mill published in 1869, with ideas he developed jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill. Mill submitted the finished manuscript of their collaborative work On Liberty... Read Full Overview

The object of this Essay is to explain as clearly as I am able, the grounds of an opinion which I have held from the very earliest period when I had formed any opinions at all on social or political matters, and which, instead of being weakened or modified, has been constantly... Read Full Overview

The Subjection of Women, which Mill wrote in 1861 but did not publish until 1869, is one of the seminal texts of feminism and aroused more antagonism than anything Mill ever wrote

Une oeuvre majeure du f minisme et de la lutte pour l' mancipation des femmes.

Cet essai de John Stuart Mill est publi une poque (1869) o l'in galit entre les sexes se montre bien plus qu'ancr e dans l'opinion g n rale: elle est inscrite dans la loi britannique... Read Full Overview