I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead. He said there were many unexploded land mines since the war.

Robert Mueller

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Oppression of women

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Robert Mueller

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Look Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Mueller, Robert. Quoted in Look Magazine. 5 Mar. 1957.

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So true is it that unnatural generally means only uncustomary, and that everything which is usual appears natural. The subjection of women to men being a universal custom, any departure from it quite naturally appears unnatural.

John Stuart Mill

The Subjection of Women

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John Stuart Mill
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The Subjection of Women
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Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
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Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, ch. 1.

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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. 1.