Abstract
Feminism often incorporates conceptions of the human person into historical, biological, and sociological studies. Outside the work of Prudence Allen, there is a significant lack in the 20th and 21st century accounts of the gender that is explicitly metaphysical, rigorous, and so comprehensive as to bring into relation the physical, social, historical, cultural, volitional, and rational aspects of a person’s identity. Much confusion results. This paper explores the metaphysical approach of Prudence Allen and argues that it could help to organize at least some of the work being done in contemporary feminism.