Summary of "The Subjection of Women" by Mill
Title: Summary of "The Subjection of Women" by Mill
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Summary of "The Subjection of Women" by Mill
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 329 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
By:
Lee A.
Zito
The Subjection of Women has both detailed argumentation and passion in Mill's bitter opposition to the social and legal inequalities commonly imposed on women by a Patriarchal culture. Mill presents the practical difficulty of arguing against the opinion men are presumed to be naturally superiority to women. Mill compares, the domination of men over women to the slavery, which is nothing more than the display or physical power.
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economic return for their contributions to the general welfare. Only then would practical choices be likely to reflect genuine interests.
When it came to marriage, Mill stated that in patriarchal culture, many women are trapped by social expectations in the traditional forms. He compares marriage to bondage and yes, slavery. Mill saw no reason why either partner in a marriage should dominate the other. Mill indeed was a man of true equality between the sexes.