A Liberal Feminist Analysis of George Bernard Shaw’s "Mrs Warren’s Profession"

Patriarchal society gives legal rights and economic power to men only so that women are subject imprisoned in private sphere. When who given the role of a wife mother begin demand freedom rights, basis feminism appears. This study applies liberal feminist approach George Bernard Shaw’s "Mrs Warren’s Profession" (1893) analyse gender roles terms patriarchal ideology separate spheres. Not receiving proper education society, Mrs Kitty Warren becomes prostitute then brothel mistress. As fallen woman, she exploits her fellow creatures gain public She is conventional at heart like sphere because wants daughter Vivie not work but marry rich, middle-aged Crofts business-partner brothels. Being grown up boarding schools, Warren, representing ‘New Woman’ type, shakes hands with men, smokes cigarettes, has knowledge mathematics, graduates from Cambridge, physical strength intelligence Therefore, refuses mother’s money, marriage proposals which allowed being Thus, have no innate difference for mental capacity, face prejudices imposed by it does allow take same as men.