Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
John Stuart Mill
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Standard Name: Mill, John Stuart
Used Form: J. S. Mill
JSM
was a leader in the intellectual life of the nineteenth century and of liberal or progressive thought. He wrote numerous philosophical works, publishing essays, newspaper articles, reviews, letters, and pamphlets over approximately sixty years. Best-known to feminists is Of the Subjection of Women, 1869. Harriet Taylor
, whom he married after her husband's death, was a major influence on him.
As her father
established himself socially and politically within the Dalston community, she became involved in London's literary and intellectual circles. Among those she met, William James Linton
, John Stuart Mill
, and...
Friends, Associates
Sarah Austin
John Stuart Mill
became like an adopted son to the Austins.
Hamburger, Lotte, and Joseph Hamburger. Troubled Lives: John and Sarah Austin. University of Toronto Press.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
A great affection developed between him and Sarah, whom he addressed by the title of Mutter. However, his feelings cooled during the...
Occupation
Sarah Austin
She invested enormous energy in efforts to offset her husband's disability.
Pickett, T. H. “Four Letters of John Stuart Mill to Sarah Austin”. Victorians Institute Journal, Vol.
15
, pp. 135-41.
137
She was a scrupulous translator, frequently add[ing] notes and explanatory material to her translations.
Shattock, Joanne. The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers. Oxford University Press.
John Stuart Mill
reflects in his autobiography that SA
Ross, Janet. Three Generations of Englishwomen. John Murray.
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Pickett, T. H. “Four Letters of John Stuart Mill to Sarah Austin”. Victorians Institute Journal, Vol.
15
, pp. 135-41.
135
Friends, Associates
Sarah Austin
The couple were also good friends with Thomas
and Jane Carlyle
. SA
helped the Carlyles with their house-hunting in London,
Tarr, Rodger L. “’Let us burn our ships’: Carlyle, Sarah Austin, and House-Hunting in London”. Studies in Scottish Literature, edited by G. Ross Roy, University of South Carolina Press, pp. 91-94.
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and introduced Thomas Carlyle to John Stuart Mill
. Other friends included...
Textual Production
Lydia Becker
LB
published the pamphlet Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, a Reply to Mr Fitzjames Stephen
's Strictures on Mr. J. S. Mill
's Subjection of Women.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press.
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politics
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
The petition was presented to Parliament by John Stuart Mill
on 7 June 1866.
Textual Production
Robert Browning
Although reviews of Pauline were mixed, not a single copy was sold when he first released it. RB
received some pretty fierce criticism from John Stuart Mill
in an annotated review copy that he had...
Despite her ill health, JB
began in the spring of 1869 to direct her energies towards a new cause, the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts. Perhaps following the advice of Princess Victoria
, who...
Friends, Associates
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Despite her ill health, the couple entertained regularly. Their guests included John Stuart Mill
, Henry Taylor
, and Leigh Hunt
. JWC
became especially fond of Hunt and Mill.
Surtees, Virginia. Jane Welsh Carlyle. Michael Russell.
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While in London she...
Friends, Associates
Jane Welsh Carlyle
On their return from Edinburgh, Jane and Thomas Carlyle received an unexpected visit from Ralph Waldo Emerson
, who was on a literary tour and had been sent to them by John Stuart Mill
...
Timeline
January 1835: A prospectus announced the imminent merging...
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January 1835
A prospectus announced the imminent merging of the Westminster Review with the newly created London Review.
31 March 1836: The Westminster Review merged with a new...
Writing climate item
31 March 1836
The Westminster Review merged with a new quarterly to produce The London and Westminster Review, which embraced the philosophies of political and cultural radicals.
26 May 1840: The Westminster Review, a new or restored...
Writing climate item
26 May 1840
The Westminster Review, a new or restored incarnation of the London and Westminster Review, first appeared, following on the resignation of John Stuart Mill
.
October 1864: The Working Women's College opened in Queen...
15, 17 June 2011: The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released...
Building item
15, 17 June 2011
The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)
released a digitized version of documents, photos, banners, and personal mementoes from the struggle of British women for suffrage, housed at the Women's Library
and the British parliamentary
archives.
Doherty, Teresa. Emails to the Women’s History Network.
Texts
Mill, John Stuart. A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive. J. W. Parker, 1843.
Mill, John Stuart. Autobiography. Editor Taylor, Helen, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873.
Mill, John Stuart, and John Jacob Coss. Autobiography. Columbia University Press, 1924.
Mill, John Stuart. Collected Works of John Stuart Mill. University of Toronto Press, 1991.
Mill, John Stuart. Dissertations and Discussions. J. W. Parker, 1859.
Mill, John Stuart, and Harriet Taylor. Essays on Sex Equality. Editor Rossi, Alice S., University of Chicago Press, 1970.
Collini, Stefan, and John Stuart Mill. “Introduction”. Essays on Equality, Law, and Education, edited by John M. Robson and John M. Robson, University of Toronto Press, 1984, p. vii - lvi.
Robson, Ann P. et al. “Introduction and Editorial Materials”. Sexual Equality, University of Toronto Press, 1994, p. vii - xxxv; various pages.
Hayek, Friedrich Augustus von et al. John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor; Their Correspondence [i.e. Friendship] and Subsequent Marriage. University of Chicago Press, 1951.
Mill, John Stuart. Nature, the Utility of Religion, and Theism. Editor Taylor, Helen, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874.
Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. J. W. Parker, 1859.
Mill, John Stuart, and Dorothy Fosdick. On Social Freedom. Columbia University Press, 1941.
Mill, John Stuart. Principles of Political Economy. J. W. Parker, 1848.
Mill, John Stuart, and Harriet Taylor. Remarks on Mr. Fitzroy’s Bill for the More Effectual Prevention of Assaults on Women and Children. Printed for private circulation, 1853.
Mill, John Stuart, and Harriet Taylor. “Sentiment and Intellect: The Story of John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill”. Essays on Sex Equality, edited by Alice S. Rossi, University of Chicago Press, 1970, pp. 1-63.
Mill, John Stuart et al. Sexual Equality. Editors Robson, Ann P. and John M. Robson, University of Toronto Press, 1994.
Collini, Stefan et al. “Textual Introduction”. Essays on Equality, Law, and Education, edited by John M. Robson, University of Toronto Press, 1984, p. lvii - lxxxiii.
Mill, John Stuart. The Earlier Letters of John Stuart Mill: 1812-1848. Editor Mineka, Francis Edward, University of Toronto Press, 1963.
Mill, John Stuart. The Early Draft of John Stuart Mill’s Autobiography. Editor Stillinger, Jack, University of Illinois Press, 1961.
Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869.
Mill, John Stuart. Utilitarianism. Parker, Son and Bourn, 1863.
Mill, John Stuart, and Harriet Taylor. “Wife Murder”. Morning Chronicle.