The Subjection of Women: A Reader's Guide
John Stuart Mill's feminist argument — legal inequality harms society and individuals.
John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women (1869), co-shaped by Harriet Taylor Mill, argues women's legal subordination lacks rational basis — talent wasted, marriage as bondage.
Arguments
Natural experiment of unfair competition, partnership marriage ideal, education access.
Legacy
Foundational liberal feminism — still cited in rights debates.
Read alongside Utilitarianism for Mill's full moral picture.