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Read this korrent: Under English common law a wife's position on property is worse than that of slaves in many countries
Under English common law a wife's position on property is worse than that of slaves in many countries
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one — tap to centre the map on it
Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one
Last stated 182 years ago
15 Nov 1844
MF
Margaret Fuller — holds since 1844-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even in France, England and the United States women are half-educated, barred from most paid work, and bound by laws they cannot consent to — tap to centre the map on it
Even in France, England and the United States women are half-educated, barred from most paid work, and bound by laws they cannot consent to
HM
Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How far women are degraded is as good a test as any of the state of domestic morals in a country — tap to centre the map on it
How far women are degraded is as good a test as any of the state of domestic morals in a country
HM
Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American laws on women were framed for men's benefit and strip women of control of their property — tap to centre the map on it
American laws on women were framed for men's benefit and strip women of control of their property
SG
Sarah Grimké — holds since c. 1837–1838 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery — tap to centre the map on it
Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery
HG
Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The legal subordination of one sex to the other is wrong and a chief hindrance to human improvement, and should give way to perfect equality — tap to centre the map on it
The legal subordination of one sex to the other is wrong and a chief hindrance to human improvement, and should give way to perfect equality
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unless women are educated to be men's companions, they will hold back the progress of knowledge — tap to centre the map on it
Unless women are educated to be men's companions, they will hold back the progress of knowledge
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
TG
Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
PM
Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. — tap to centre the map on it
A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
EL
Edward Lucas — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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Under English common law a wife's position on property is worse than that of slaves in many countries
Last stated c. 1861–1869
Holds John Stuart Mill
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Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one
Last stated 15 Nov 1844 · 182 years ago
Holds Margaret Fuller
Similar wording
Even in France, England and the United States women are half-educated, barred from most paid work, and bound by laws they cannot consent to
Last stated c. 1838
Holds Harriet Martineau
Similar wording
How far women are degraded is as good a test as any of the state of domestic morals in a country
Last stated c. 1838
Holds Harriet Martineau
Similar wording
American laws on women were framed for men's benefit and strip women of control of their property
Last stated c. 1837–1838
Holds Sarah Grimké
Similar wording
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Similar wording
Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery
Last stated c. 1877–1880
Holds Henry George
Similar wording
The legal subordination of one sex to the other is wrong and a chief hindrance to human improvement, and should give way to perfect equality
Last stated c. 1861–1869
Holds John Stuart Mill
Similar wording
Unless women are educated to be men's companions, they will hold back the progress of knowledge
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Same subject: China
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sarah Paine
Same subject: China
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated 15 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: China
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 21 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Tanner Greer
Same subject: immigration
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 28 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Paul Millerd
Same subject: immigration
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: immigration
A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Edward Lucas
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman