In Defense of Women by H. L. Mencken
"In Defense of Women" by H. L. Mencken is a book published in 1918 examining women and relations between the sexes. This provocative work has sparked contradictory responses—some view it as progressive, others as reactionary. Mencken portrays women as wiser than men in many ways while critiquing average males, yet he also envisions women remaining in traditional domestic roles. The book explores topics like marriage, emancipation, and suffrage with characteristic irony, making
it unclear whether Mencken truly defends women or satirizes gender dynamics altogether. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 |
|---|---|
| Title | In Defense of Women |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Defense_of_Women |
| Credits | Joseph Gallanar and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Women -- Social and moral questions |
| Subject | Women -- Social conditions |
| Subject | Sexism |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1270 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 1998 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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