The Subjection of Women
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The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Subjection of Women canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T124347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Subjection of Women Context triple: [John Stuart Mill, notableWork, The Subjection of Women]
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A.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft’s seminal 1792 treatise arguing for women’s rational equality and educational and social rights, and is considered a foundational work of modern feminist philosophy.
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B.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
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C.
Women’s Rights Online
Women’s Rights Online is a global initiative that works to close the digital gender gap and advance women’s empowerment through equal access, skills, and rights on the internet.
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D.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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E.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer and philosopher best known as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Subjection of Women Target entity description: The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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A.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft’s seminal 1792 treatise arguing for women’s rational equality and educational and social rights, and is considered a foundational work of modern feminist philosophy.
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B.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
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C.
Women’s Rights Online
Women’s Rights Online is a global initiative that works to close the digital gender gap and advance women’s empowerment through equal access, skills, and rights on the internet.
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D.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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E.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer and philosopher best known as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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feminist text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| argument |
advocates legal equality between women and men
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advocates social equality between women and men ⓘ argues for women's suffrage ⓘ argues that denying women rights harms social progress ⓘ argues that women should have access to education ⓘ argues that women should have access to professions ⓘ challenges Victorian gender norms ⓘ claims subordination of women is socially constructed ⓘ criticizes patriarchal marriage laws ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| authorGender | male ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOn | liberal political theory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | four chapters ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century Britain
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
first-wave feminism
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liberal feminism ⓘ women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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surface form:
Enlightenment liberalism
Harriet Taylor Mill ⓘ utilitarian ethics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
feminism
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gender equality ⓘ legal equality ⓘ marriage law ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ social equality ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of legal subordination of women
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early systematic defense of gender equality ⓘ influence on liberal feminist theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
liberalism
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utilitarianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
equality
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individual rights ⓘ justice ⓘ liberty ⓘ |
| publicationType | book-length essay ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Liberty
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Principles of Political Economy ⓘ |
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Subject: The Subjection of Women Description of subject: The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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subject surface form:
John Stuart Mill