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H. L. Mencken

In Defense of Women

In Defense of Women

A satirical essay book by H. L. Mencken

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  • Rachael Gadoury
    Rachael GadouryFirst to rec

    “This book kills me. I don’t buy many physical books these days. I have moved too many times and had to lug my husband’s collection of giant textbook like robotics tomes across too great distances to do so. However I purchased this book in print and have only regretted not getting a hardcover version that could be left out for others to peruse while visiting. It was controversial for its time (1918) and continues to be now since no one can talk to the man and say “so do you like woman or not?” lol but I think you get out of it what you want and I want to believe the man was absolutely shitting on the patriarchy.”

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