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Filed under: Women -- Early works to 1800- La Nobilta, et L'Eccellenza delle Donne, Co'Diffetti, et Mancamenti de Gli Huomini (in Italian; Venice: Printed by Gio. Battista Ciotti sanese, 1601), by Lucrezia Marinella (page images at HathiTrust)
- Man Superior to Woman (London: Printed for T. Cooper, 1739), by A Gentleman (PDF at theabsolute.net)
- Woman Not Inferior to Man: or, a Short and Modest Vindication of the Natural Right of the Fair-Sex to a Perfect Equality of Power, Dignity and Esteem with the Men (London: Printed for J. Hawkins, 1739), by Sophia
- Sketches of the History, Genius, Disposition, Accomplishments, Employments, Customs, Virtues, and Vices of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World: Interspersed With Many Singular and Entertaining Anecdotes (Boston: Printed for J. Bumstead, 1807), by Friend to the sex, contrib. by John Adams
- Sketches of the History, Genius, Disposition, Accomplishments, Employments, Customs, Virtues, and Vices of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World: Interspersed With Many Singular and Entertaining Anecdotes (sometimes attributed to British author John Adams; Gettysburg: Printed by R. Harper, 1812), by Friend to the sex, contrib. by John Adams
- Jane Anger, Her Protection for Women (London: Printed by R. Jones and T. Orwin, 1589), by Jane Anger (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- The Female Advocate, by Sarah Fyge Egerton (HTML at Emory)
Filed under: Feminism -- Early works to 1800- Woman Not Inferior to Man: or, a Short and Modest Vindication of the Natural Right of the Fair-Sex to a Perfect Equality of Power, Dignity and Esteem with the Men (London: Printed for J. Hawkins, 1739), by Sophia
- Le Trésor de la Cité des Dames de Degré en Degré (in French), by Christine de Pisan (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
Filed under: Man-woman relationships -- Early works to 1800- The Invisible Spy (4 volumes; London: Printed for T. Gardner, 1755), by Eliza Fowler Haywood
Filed under: Mothers -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women's rights -- Early works to 1800
Filed under: Women's rights -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800- The English Gentlewoman, Drawne Out to the Full Body: Expressing What Habilliments Doe Best Attire Her, What Ornaments Doe Best Adorne Her, What Complements Doe Best Accomplish Her (London: Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet, 1631), by Richard Brathwaite (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- The Gentlewomans Companion (1999 edited edition; based on the edition of 1673), ed. by Katherine E. Ellison, contrib. by Hannah Woolley (HTML at Emory)
- The Gentlewoman's Companion, or, A Guide to the Female Sex (London: Printed by A. Maxwell for D. Newman, 1673), contrib. by Hannah Woolley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- The Ladies' Calling (second impression; 2 parts in 1 volume; Oxford: At the Theatre, 1673), by Richard Allestree
- Poems on Several Occasions; Together with The Song of the Three Children Paraphras'd (London: Printed by W. B. for Bernard Lintott, 1703), by Mary Lee Chudleigh
- On the Apparel of Women, by Tertullian, trans. by Sydney Thelwall (HTML with commentary at CCEL)
- The Ladies Defence: or, The Bride-Woman's Counsellor Answer'd (London: Printed for J. Deeve, 1701), by Mary Lee Chudleigh (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- The Ladies Dictionary: Being a General Entertainment of the Fair-Sex, A Work Never Attempted Before in English (London: Printed for J. Dunton, 1694), by N. H.
- Le Trésor de la Cité des Dames de Degré en Degré (in French), by Christine de Pisan (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Mundus Muliebris: or, The Ladies Dressing-Room Unlock'd, by Mary Evelyn (HTML at Emory)
Filed under: Christian women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Young women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women -- Conduct of life -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800- Fantomina: or, Love in a Maze, Being a Secret History of an Amour Between Two Persons of Condition (1725), by Eliza Fowler Haywood (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- Idalia, or, The Unfortunate Mistress: A Novel (third edition; London: Dan Browne, 1725), by Eliza Fowler Haywood (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- The British Recluse: or, The Secret History of Cleomira, Suppos'd Dead (London: D. Browne and S. Chapman, 1825), by Eliza Fowler Haywood (illustrated HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- Anti-Pamela: or, Feign'd Innocence Detected (London: Printed for J. Huggonson, 1741), by Eliza Fowler Haywood (illustrated HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- The Fatal Secret: or, Constancy in Distress (from a 1725 edition), by Eliza Fowler Haywood (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
Filed under: Women -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800- The Ladies Dictionary: Being a General Entertainment of the Fair-Sex, A Work Never Attempted Before in English (London: Printed for J. Dunton, 1694), by N. H.
Filed under: Women -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800
Filed under: Christian women -- Education -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Young women -- Education -- Early works to 1800- Mentoria: or, The Young Lady's Friend (2 volumes; Philadelphia: Printed for R. Campbell, 1794), by Mrs. Rowson
Filed under: Women -- History -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women -- Humor -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800Filed under: Women -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1800
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Filed under: Women- Sir Thomas Elyot's The Defence of Good Women (Oxford, OH: Anchor Press, 1940), by Thomas Elyot, ed. by Edwin J. Howard (page images at HathiTrust)
- Divinity of Woman: Her Superiority Over Man (third edition revised; Los Angeles: Filipino Federation of America, 1927), by Hilario Camino Moncado (page images at HathiTrust)
- Can Woman Regenerate Society? (London: John W. Parker, 1844), by Anne Richelieu Lamb Dryden (page images at Google)
- Do They Really Respect Us? and Other Essays (San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1912), by Margaret Collier Graham (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Epistles on Women, by Lucy Aikin (HTML at Michigan)
- An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex: In Which Are Inserted the Characters of a Pedant, a Squire, a Beau, a Vertuoso, a Poetaster, a City-Critick, &c., In a Letter to a Lady (attributed variously to Astell or Drake; London: Printed for A. Roper and E. Wilkinson, 1696), contrib. by Mary Astell and Judith Drake
- Female Pre-Eminence: or, The Dignity and Excellency of That Sex, Above the Male (in Latin and English, based on editions of 1529 and 1670), by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, trans. by Henry Care (HTML at esotericarchives.com)
- The Joys of Being a Woman, and Other Papers, by Winifred Margaretta Kirkland (HTML at Virginia)
- The Nature of Woman (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1913), by J. Lionel Tayler, contrib. by William Caldwell Roscoe (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Powder-Puff: A Ladies' Breviary (New York: Duffield and Co., 1910), by Franz Blei (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World; To Which Are Added Rules for Determining the Precise Figure, the Degree of Beauty, the Habits, and the Age of Women, Notwithstanding the Aids and Disguise of Dress (Boston: T. Abbot, 1841) (Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and page images)
- The Sum of Feminine Achievement: A Critical and Analytical Study of Woman's Contribution to the Intellectual Progress of the World (Boston: The Stratford Company, 1917), by W. A. Newman Dorland (page images at HathiTrust)
- Woman in All Ages and in All Countries (10 volumes; Philadelphia: G. Barrie and Sons, ca. 1907-1908), contrib. by Mitchell Carroll, Alfred Brittain, Edward B. Pollard, Pierce Butler, John R. Effinger, Hugo P. Thieme, Hermann Schoenfeld, Bartlett Burleigh James, and John Rouse Larus (Gutenberg texts and illustrated HTML)
- Women and Other Women: Essays in Wisdom (New York: Duffield and Co., 1908), by Hildegarde Hawthorne
- Men, Women and Emotions (Chicago: W. B. Conkey Co., 1899), by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Man and Woman in Christ: An Examination of the Roles of Men and Women in Light of Scripture and the Social Sciences, by Stephen B. Clark (frame-dependent HTML at Wayback Machine)
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