In Defense of Women


Lu par ML Cohen

(4.2 stars; 11 reviews)

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) (4 hr 20 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 14:43 Lu par ML Cohen
I. The Feminine Mind 24:15 Lu par ML Cohen
IIA. The War Between the Sexes (Part 1) 23:44 Lu par ML Cohen
IIB. The War Between the Sexes (Part 2) 23:27 Lu par ML Cohen
IIIA. Marriage (Part 1) 24:32 Lu par ML Cohen
IIIB. Marriage (Part 2) 25:47 Lu par ML Cohen
IIIC. Marriage (Part 3) 22:12 Lu par ML Cohen
IVA. Woman Suffrage (Part 1) 21:46 Lu par ML Cohen
IVB. Woman Suffrage (Part 2) 19:05 Lu par ML Cohen
IVC. Woman Suffrage (Part 3) 24:11 Lu par ML Cohen
VA. The NewAge (Part 1) 14:32 Lu par ML Cohen
VB. The NewAge (Part 2) 22:26 Lu par ML Cohen

Critiques

Cynicism and sweeping statements


(4 stars)

H L Mencken insults everyone! He claims that women are smarter than men, men are unstable and over-emotional, but good at earning a living, acknowledges (barely) male homosexuality, but maintains that every woman wants a man! It's not boring, that's for sure!