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The Subjection of Women
by John Stuart Mill
Mill's 1869 argument for women's full equality, written with Harriet Taylor's influence. Decades ahead and still sharp.
Read it if…
you want the classical liberal case for women's equality.
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Skip it if…
you want contemporary feminism.
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Three things you will actually use
- Custom is not nature.
- Equality benefits all.
- Argue from principle.
Do this first
Read chapter one.
Our verdict
Mill on women.
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