In Defense of Women
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In Defense of Women is a 1918 collection of essays by American critic H. L. Mencken that offers a provocative, satirical, and often controversial examination of women, gender relations, and early 20th-century social norms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Defense of Women canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defense of Women Context triple: [H. L. Mencken, notableWork, In Defense of Women]
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A.
On Women
"On Women" is a controversial essay by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in which he presents his pessimistic and often misogynistic views on women, included as a notable section of his collection Parerga and Paralipomena.
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B.
Discourse on Woman
Discourse on Woman is a landmark 1849 speech and pamphlet by Lucretia Mott advocating for women's rights and gender equality within social and religious contexts.
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C.
The Natural Superiority of Women
The Natural Superiority of Women is a 1952 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues, using biological and social evidence, that women possess inherent advantages over men and challenges traditional notions of male dominance.
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Liberal Women
Liberal Women is the women's wing of Sweden's Liberal People's Party, working to promote gender equality and women's rights within liberal politics.
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E.
Catalogue of Women
Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and myths of heroic women and their descendants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defense of Women Target entity description: In Defense of Women is a 1918 collection of essays by American critic H. L. Mencken that offers a provocative, satirical, and often controversial examination of women, gender relations, and early 20th-century social norms.
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A.
On Women
"On Women" is a controversial essay by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in which he presents his pessimistic and often misogynistic views on women, included as a notable section of his collection Parerga and Paralipomena.
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B.
Discourse on Woman
Discourse on Woman is a landmark 1849 speech and pamphlet by Lucretia Mott advocating for women's rights and gender equality within social and religious contexts.
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C.
The Natural Superiority of Women
The Natural Superiority of Women is a 1952 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues, using biological and social evidence, that women possess inherent advantages over men and challenges traditional notions of male dominance.
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D.
Liberal Women
Liberal Women is the women's wing of Sweden's Liberal People's Party, working to promote gender equality and women's rights within liberal politics.
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E.
Catalogue of Women
Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and myths of heroic women and their descendants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | H. L. Mencken ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
ambivalent toward first-wave feminism
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critical of traditional marriage ⓘ iconoclastic treatment of women and men ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1918-04-01 ⓘ |
| form | collection of essays ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on female intelligence
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essays on law and women ⓘ essays on marriage ⓘ essays on romantic love ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | 1922 revised edition of In Defense of Women ⓘ |
| influenced | later debates on gender and feminism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American social conditions in the 1910s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HQ ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
feminism
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gender relations ⓘ marriage ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ social norms ⓘ women ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-Victorian social commentary
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critique of early 20th-century gender roles ⓘ ironic defense of women ⓘ |
| perspective | male observer ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
anti-puritan
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skeptical ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
controversial
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provocative ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
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