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As a professional critic of life and letters, my principal business in the world is that of manufacturing platitudes for tomorrow, which is to say, ideas so novel that they will be instantly rejected as insane and outrageous by all right thinking men, and so apposite and sound... Read Full Overview

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 did not champion women's rights, he described women as wiser in many novel and observable ways,... Read Full Overview

"A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something akin to pity. His most gaudy sayings and doings seldom deceive them; they see the actual man within, and know him for a shallow and... Read Full Overview

In Defense of Women is a book written by H. L. Mencken, a prominent American journalist, essayist, and critic. Published in 1918, the book is a collection of essays that defends and celebrates women, challenging the prevailing notions of gender roles and stereotypes prevalent... Read Full Overview

Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical... Read Full Overview

The original goal of this work was to clarify Mencken's views on women as inconsistently presented in newspaper columns, reviews, and plays. According to Mencken's biographer ''...he was either a great defender of women's rights or, as a critic labelled him in 1916, 'the greatest... Read Full Overview

American author, critic, and journalist, H. L. Mencken maintained that "the average woman, whatever her deficiencies, is greatly superior to the average man. The very ease with which she defies and swindles him in several capital situations of life is the clearest of proofs of... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Depending on the position of the reader, he was either a great defender of women's rights or 'the greatest misogynist since Schopenhauer', 'the country's high-priest of woman-haters.'"- A critic -

The original goal of this work was to clarify Mencken's views on women as inconsistently presented in newspaper columns, reviews, and plays. According to Mencken's biographer ''...he was either a great defender of women's rights or, as a critic labelled him in 1916, 'the greatest... Read Full Overview