The Valpo Core Reader
 

Document Type

Freshman Seminar Essay

Publication Date

1995

Excerpt

Although feminism seems like a contemporary idea, women's rights activists have been promoting the equality of the sexes throughout modern history. In the 1800's, John Stuart Mill argued for equal rights during a time in which women could not even vote or own property. In his book, The Subjection of Women, he challenges his contemporaries such as Elizabeth Sewell, who share the common belief that females are naturally subservient to males.

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