John Stuart Mill's Enfranchisement Of Women

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John Stuart Mill John was born in 1809 in Pentonville, London at the age of three he was taught Greek. Then later he began learning Latin, Euclid and algebra and could teach the younger children of his family. Later he was introduce to political economic. By the age of fourteen he was sent to France for a yearly stay at the family of Sir Samuel Betham and a brother of James Betham.
He liked the sceneries. But he did not started to attend to winter course on chemistry, zoology and logic Montpellier. Then due to extreme studying Mill soon had mental health. At the age of 20 he had a serious nervous breakdown. But by reading Memorie of Jean-Francos Mamontal and also poetry pf William Wordsworth during the years in 1865-1868 he was a member of the Parliament of City and Westminder. In 1866 Mill became the first person in the Parliament to advocate women’s rights to vote. Mill
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In Walworth south of London. She was a philosopher and a women’s right advocate. She wrote many essay including “The Enfranchisement of Women” it was women being able to vote. Published in 1851. Which was about Harriet Taylor died in the Hotel d’Europe in Avignon on November of 1858 after developing severe lung congestion could have been due to syphills.
Mill wrote “The Subjection of Women” in 1861 but this writing piece was not published until 1869. .In this writing piece he argues about the education for women and also for perfect equality for women. In 1865 to 1868 mill severed as a Member of Parliament. In 1866 Mill became the first M.P was ever to call for the women being giving to vote. In 1867 served as a president of the Society for Women‘s Suffrage. There are some picture on www.womenshistory.about.com I tried to post them in my writing piece but there is the website to show cartoon about it.

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