The generality of the male sex cannot yet tolerate the idea of living with an equal.

John Stuart Mill

The Subjection of Women

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Oppression of women

Author

John Stuart Mill

Source

The Subjection of Women

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, ch. 3.

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Mill, John Stuart. "The Subjection of Women." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 3.

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