In Defense of Women
In Defense of Women is H. L. Mencken's 1918 book on women and the relationship between the sexes. Some laud the book as progressive while others brand it as reactionary. While Mencken didn't champion women's rights, he described women as wiser in many novel and observable ways, while demeaning average men. According to Mencken's biographer, Fred Hobson: Depending on the position of the reader, he was either a great defender of women's rights or, as a critic labelled him in 1916, 'the greatest misogynist since Schopenhauer','the country's high-priest of woman-haters.' (Summary from Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | ML Cohen |
00:14:43 |
| Play 01 | I. The Feminine Mind | ML Cohen |
00:24:15 |
| Play 02 | IIA. The War Between the Sexes (Part 1) | ML Cohen |
00:23:44 |
| Play 03 | IIB. The War Between the Sexes (Part 2) | ML Cohen |
00:23:27 |
| Play 04 | IIIA. Marriage (Part 1) | ML Cohen |
00:24:32 |
| Play 05 | IIIB. Marriage (Part 2) | ML Cohen |
00:25:47 |
| Play 06 | IIIC. Marriage (Part 3) | ML Cohen |
00:22:12 |
| Play 07 | IVA. Woman Suffrage (Part 1) | ML Cohen |
00:21:46 |
| Play 08 | IVB. Woman Suffrage (Part 2) | ML Cohen |
00:19:05 |
| Play 09 | IVC. Woman Suffrage (Part 3) | ML Cohen |
00:24:11 |
| Play 10 | VA. The NewAge (Part 1) | ML Cohen |
00:14:32 |
| Play 11 | VB. The NewAge (Part 2) | ML Cohen |
00:22:26 |