In Defense of Women
H. L. Mencken
Leído por ML Cohen
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)
Capítulos
| Introduction | 14:43 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| I. The Feminine Mind | 24:15 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IIA. The War Between the Sexes (Part 1) | 23:44 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IIB. The War Between the Sexes (Part 2) | 23:27 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IIIA. Marriage (Part 1) | 24:32 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IIIB. Marriage (Part 2) | 25:47 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IIIC. Marriage (Part 3) | 22:12 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IVA. Woman Suffrage (Part 1) | 21:46 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IVB. Woman Suffrage (Part 2) | 19:05 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| IVC. Woman Suffrage (Part 3) | 24:11 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| VA. The NewAge (Part 1) | 14:32 | Leído por ML Cohen |
| VB. The NewAge (Part 2) | 22:26 | Leído por ML Cohen |
Reseñas
Cynicism and sweeping statements
Phxjennifer
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!