John Stuart Mill and the Employment of Married Women: Reconciling Utility and Justice

Nathalie Sigot (nsigot@univ-paris1.fr) and Christophe Beaurain
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Christophe Beaurain: GEOLAB - Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale - UBP - Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 - IR SHS UNILIM - Institut Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UNILIM - Université de Limoges - UCA [2017-2020] - Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne

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Abstract: This paper explores the link between utilitarianism and feminism through the positions of John Stuart Mill. We try to reconcile Mill's conviction about the necessity of establishing equality between sexes with his position concerning the employment of married women. This reconciliation has already been attempted by other researchers. Our perspective is slightly different in that we seek to establish a globally coherent position by examining Mill's various writings in order to evaluate his feminism in terms of his utilitarian philosophy.

Keywords: Joh; Stuart Mill; John Stuart Mill; Utilitarisme; Feminisme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09
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Published in Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2009, 31 (3), pp.281-304. ⟨10.1017/S1053837209990046⟩

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DOI: 10.1017/S1053837209990046

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