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Quotation from The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill
“What is now called the nature of women is an eminently artificial thing”
The Subjection of Women, Chapter I (Project Gutenberg text (1869 first edition))
Mill argues that women's character as observed in his day is the product of education and circumstance.
Citation: "What is now called the nature of women is an eminently artificial thing" — John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women, Chapter I (Project Gutenberg text (1869 first edition)). (id the-subjection-of-women-q2)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
