Project Gutenberg 2008-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 7760 Mill, John Stuart 1806 1873 Mill, J. S. (John Stuart) The Subjection of Women Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Subjection_of_Women Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Subjection of Women" by John Stuart Mill is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work articulates Mill's argument for gender equality, asserting that the legal subordination of women to men is inherently unjust and a major barrier to societal progress. Mill explores the historical and social contexts underpinning this inequality, aiming to lay the groundwork for a more equitable future. The opening of the essay establishes Mill's intention to explore the deeply rooted arguments supporting the subjugation of women and to counter them with reasoned critique. He highlights the difficulty of challenging deeply held societal beliefs, indicating that these beliefs are often maintained through emotional rather than rational means. Mill argues that the existing social order, which places women in subordinate roles, is based on custom rather than justice or reason, and he emphasizes the need for a fundamental change towards gender equality. He lays out the philosophical underpinnings of his argument, highlighting how such inequality not only harms women but also hinders the advancement of society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Women -- Social and moral questions Women's rights HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Philosophy & Ethics 298465 2025-06-11T08:10:41.313963 text/html 294789 2021-01-25T18:40:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 105926 2021-01-25T18:40:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 187520 2025-06-11T08:10:48.253907 application/epub+zip 188465 2025-06-11T08:10:44.456919 application/epub+zip 179638 2025-06-11T08:10:43.182911 application/epub+zip 342582 2025-06-11T08:10:51.265912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319809 2025-06-11T08:10:47.472963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278802 2022-09-12T12:43:12.287474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278752 2025-06-11T08:10:40.866001 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278543 2021-01-04T07:44:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 100896 2021-01-04T07:44:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 278449 2021-01-04T07:44:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100773 2021-01-04T07:44:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278444 2021-01-04T07:44:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100731 2021-01-04T07:44:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22785 2025-06-11T08:10:51.412865 application/rdf+xml 13813 2025-06-11T08:10:43.751952 image/jpeg 3816 2025-06-11T08:10:43.469909 image/jpeg 179386 2025-06-11T08:10:41.344917 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia