Kate Millett book summaries

“Patriarchy, reformed or unreformed, is patriarchy still.”

From the introduction, setting the tone for the book's uncompromising critique of male dominance.

“Sexual politics obtains when one group of humans is controlled by another.”

Defining the core concept of sexual politics as a system of power and control based on sex.

“The family is a patriarchal unit within a patriarchal whole.”

Explaining how the family structure serves as a fundamental institution for perpetuating patriarchal power and socialization.

“The most fundamental concept of patriarchy is that of the male as the superior sex.”

Highlighting the ideological cornerstone of patriarchal systems, which posits male superiority as a natural order.

“Revolution is the only solution.”

Concluding a section on the necessity of radical change to dismantle patriarchal structures.