Its boldness in argument—seeking to lift women to an Equallity [sic]
Drake, Judith. An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. A. Roper, E. Wilkinson, and R. Clavel, http://U of A, Special Collections.
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with men—may stem from its anonymity. It is also interesting as literary criticism, notably on Dryden
, Wycherley
, Congreve
, and Locke
Textual Production
Eugenia
The pseudonym Eugenia, meaning well-born, was fairly common. The Eugenia to whom William Walsh
addressed A Dialogue Concerning Women, Being a Defence of the Sex, 1691, was probably not his sister Olivia
(who...
Timeline
1691: William Walsh published anonymously A Dialogue...
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1691
William Walsh
published anonymously A Dialogue Concerning Women, Being a Defence of the Sex, Written to Eugenia.
Texts
Walsh, William. A Dialogue Concerning Women. Printed for R. Bentley and J. Tonson, 1691.