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In Defense of Women

H. L. Mencken

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Text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1270, in the public domain.

Chapters

  1. 1.Introductionoriginal only · 12 min
  2. 2.1. The Maternal Instinctoriginal only · 2 min
  3. 3.2. Women’s Intelligenceoriginal only · 4 min
  4. 4.3. The Masculine Bag of Tricksoriginal only · 5 min
  5. 5.4. Why Women Failoriginal only · 4 min
  6. 6.5. The Thing Called Intuitionoriginal only · 4 min
  7. 7.6. How Marriages are Arrangedoriginal only · 5 min
  8. 8.7. The Feminine Attitudeoriginal only · 3 min
  9. 9.8. The Male Beautyoriginal only · 4 min
  10. 10.9. Men as Aesthetesoriginal only · 4 min
  11. 11.10. The Process of Delusionoriginal only · 3 min
  12. 12.11. Biological Considerationsoriginal only · 5 min
  13. 13.12. Honouroriginal only · 4 min
  14. 14.13. Women and the Emotionsoriginal only · 3 min
  15. 15.14. Pseudo-Anaesthesiaoriginal only · 3 min
  16. 16.15. Mythical Anthropophagioriginal only · 2 min
  17. 17.16. A Conspiracy of Silenceoriginal only · 1 min
  18. 18.17. Fundamental Motivesoriginal only · 6 min
  19. 19.18. The Process of Courtshiporiginal only · 5 min
  20. 20.19. The Actual Husbandoriginal only · 5 min
  21. 21.20. The Unattainable Idealoriginal only · 3 min
  22. 22.21. The Effect on the Raceoriginal only · 6 min
  23. 23.22. Compulsory Marriageoriginal only · 4 min
  24. 24.23. Extra-Legal Devicesoriginal only · 3 min
  25. 25.24. Intermezzo on Monogamyoriginal only · 3 min
  26. 26.25. Late Marriagesoriginal only · 5 min
  27. 27.26. Disparate Unionsoriginal only · 5 min
  28. 28.27. The Charm of Mysteryoriginal only · 3 min
  29. 29.28. Woman as Wifeoriginal only · 3 min
  30. 30.29. Marriage and the Laworiginal only · 4 min
  31. 31.30. The Emancipated Housewifeoriginal only · 3 min
  32. 32.31. The Crowning Victoryoriginal only · 7 min
  33. 33.32. The Woman Voteroriginal only · 4 min
  34. 34.33. A Glance Into the Futureoriginal only · 4 min
  35. 35.34. The Suffragetteoriginal only · 2 min
  36. 36.35. A Mythical Dare-Deviloriginal only · 6 min
  37. 37.36. The Origin of a Delusionoriginal only · 5 min
  38. 38.37. Women as Martyrsoriginal only · 4 min
  39. 39.38. Pathological Effectsoriginal only · 4 min
  40. 40.39. Women as Christiansoriginal only · 7 min
  41. 41.40. Piety as a Social Habitoriginal only · 4 min
  42. 42.41. The Ethics of Womenoriginal only · 6 min
  43. 43.42. The Transvaluation of Valuesoriginal only · 5 min
  44. 44.43. The Lady of Joyoriginal only · 7 min
  45. 45.44. The Future of Marriageoriginal only · 6 min
  46. 46.45. Effects of the Waroriginal only · 7 min
  47. 47.46. The Eternal Romanceoriginal only · 3 min
  48. 48.47. Apologia in Conclusionoriginal only · 1 min