From the first dawn of life unto the grave,
Poor womankind's in every state a slave.

Sarah Egerton

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Oppression of women Women's lives

Author

Sarah Egerton

Source

The Emulation Poems on Several Occasions Together with a Pastoral

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1703 1700s 18th century

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Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Egerton, Sarah. "The Emulation." Poems on Several Occasions, Together with a Pastoral. London: J. Nutt, 1703.

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The end must justify the means.

Matthew Prior

Hans Carvel

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Topic
Moral theory Justifications and rationales

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Matthew Prior
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Hans Carvel
Medium
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Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
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English
Time
1700 1700s 17th century
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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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Topic
Oppression of women Custom and convention

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John Stuart Mill
Source
The Subjection of Women
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, ch. 1.

Current Citation

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.