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(1940-) British psychoanalyst. Psychoanalysis and Feminism (1974) attempted to refute the feminist critique of F reud (see de B eauvoir , F riedan , and G reer ), claiming that Freud provided an analysis of, rather than a blueprint for , patriarchal society. In particular, Mitchell defends Freud from the charge of biological determinism, arguing that he was concerned with the transformation between mental life and biology as it is influenced by C ulture and institutions. For Mitchell, P sychoanalysis “established the framework within which the whole question of female sexuality can be understood” (1966, p. 252) as it traces the relations between generality and particularity; not describing what a woman is, but how she comes into being. She thus connects an understanding of the laws of the U nconscious with an understanding of the political and economic ideologies which oppress women. 1966 ( 1984 ): The Longest Revolution: On Feminism, Literature, and Psychoanalysis . 1974 : Psychoanalysis and Feminism . ... log in or subscribe to read full text