Originally published: 1979.
I. Plato
Plato and the Greek tradition of Misogyny
Philosopher queens and private wives
Female nature and social structure
II. Aristotle
Woman's place and nature in a functionalist world
III. Rousseau
Rousseau and the modern patriarchal tradition
The natural woman and her role
Equality and freedom
for men
The fate of Rousseau's heroines
IV. Mill
John Stuart Mill, liberal feminist
V. Functionalism, feminism and the family
Women and functionalism, past and present
Persons, women and the law
Conclusions.
Women in Western political thought by Susan Moller Okin. ISBN 9780691158341. Published by Princeton University Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.