The Subjection of Women · Question
How does The Subjection of Women develop the theme of Legal Subordination of Women?
Answer
The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill develops Legal Subordination of Women across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
The book argues that the legal and social system that subordinates women to men is fundamentally unjust, comparing it to slavery and calling for its replacement with perfect equality.
Mill argues that the legal inequality of women originates from brute force, not reason or experience.
Mill details how the marriage contract legally subordinates wives to husbands, making them bond-servants with no independent rights.
Evidence in the book
- I
Mill argues that the legal inequality of women originates from brute force, not reason or experience.
- Chapter II: The Marriage Contract and Legal Subordination
Mill details how the marriage contract legally subordinates wives to husbands, making them bond-servants with no independent rights.