An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex/Contents

by Judith Drake

THE

CONTENTS.

A

ARgument from Providence.

—— from the different Make, and Temper of Body in the two Sexes.

Amazons, why they baniſht Men.

Advantages of Womens Company.

B

Bodies Organiz’d alike.

Brutes of both Sexes of equal ſenſe.

Bully’s Character.

Beau’s Character.

Boaſters of Intrigues base Fellows.

C

Converſation, its End.

—— its requiſite Conditions.

Country Squire’s Character.

City Militia.

City Critick’s Character.

Complacence how acquir’d.

D

Diffidence of themſelves a great diſcouragement to Women.

Diſſimulation necessary.

—— why moſt us’d by Men.

—— when Criminal.

—— How differing from deceit.

E

Education Mens greateſt advantage.

—— Of the Female Sex not ſo deficient as commonly ſuppos’d.

Engliſh Books very improving.

—— beſt helps to Converſation.

Envy moſt injurious to Virtue.

F

Friendſhip, its requiſite Conditions.

Failings falſly charg’d on Women.

Fools no fit Companions for Women.

G

Gentlemen, beſt Writers of Morality, Humanity, &c.

Gallantry how acquir’d.

—— How diſtinguiſht from Complacence.

I

Invention improvable by the Society of Women.

Ignorance of Latin no diſadvantage.

Imitation ridiculous.

Impertinence, what.

—— commonly miſtaken.

—— Epidemical.

—— Officious.

—— To be meaſur’d by its Artifice.

L

Learning unjuſtly reſtrain’d to Latin and Greek only.

Love frequently falſe.

Levity, what.

—— Leſs among Women than Men.

Love, why ſo ſoon cold.

P

Pedant’s Character.

Points of deep Learning and Politicks, improper for mixt Converſation.

Poetaſter’s Character.

Q

The Question ſtated.

R

Religion, &c. no proper ſubjects for mixt Converſation.

S

Sexes not diſtinguiſh’d in Souls.

Salique Law, its Original.

Scowrer’s Character.

U

Vulgar of both Sexes of equal capacicity.

Vanity the Vice of Men.

—— Fools Bleſſing.

—— Univerſal.

Vertuoſo’s Character.

W

Women, bred to too much Ignorance of Buſineſs.

—— Induſtriouſly kept in ignorance.

—— Why conſtanter Lovers than Men.

—— Truer Friends than Men, and why.

—— Not generally ſo vicious as Men.

FINIS.