The Wit of Women

“No Sects in Heaven” IV. 69

Clemmer, Mary: Her Life of Phoebe Cary V. 102

Comedies—Few written by Women; Five Englishwomen

produced successful; Susanna Centlivre wrote nearly

a score—contain some wit, but old-fashioned; Aphra

Behn wrote several comedies, witty but coarse X. 195

Cooke’s, Rose Terry, “Knoware” IV. 68

” ” ” “Miss Lucinda’s Pig” IV. 69

” ” ” Story of “A Gift Horse” IV. 71

Coolidge, Grace F.: “The Robin and Chicken” IX. 188

Conclusion. See “Fireworks.”

Cone, Helen Gray: Satirical Poems—”Cassandra Brown” IX. 180

” ” ” “The Tender Heart” IX. 182

Corbett, E.T.: “The Inventor’s Wife,” a Poetical Lament VIII. 170

Critic, article in, on “Woman’s Sense of Humor” I. 13

Cynicism of Frenchwomen I. 23

Davidson, Lucretia: “Auction Extraordinary” (Sale of

Old Bachelors) VIII. 176

Deffand, Madame du I. 23

Diaz, Mrs. Abby M., writer of the famous “William

Henry Letters” IV. 69

Dodge, Mary Mapes—”inimitable satirist”: “The Insanity

of Cain” IV. 68

” ” ” “Miss Molony on the Chinese Question”

(read before the Prince of Wales) IV. 69

“Dromy,” Satirical Notes on Derivation of II. 35

“Eliot’s, George,” Humor; Examples from “Adam Bede”

and “Silas Marner” II. 45

Epigrams, Makers of I. 21

” by Jane Austen: on the Name of “Wake” I. 21

” ” Lady Townsend: on the Herveys—applied to

the Beechers; on Walpole I. 22

” ” Miss Evans: on a Musical Woman I. 22

” ” Hannah More I. 22

” ” “Ouida” I. 22

” ” Miss Phelps I. 29

” ” Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke I. 30

” ” Mrs. A.D.T. Whitney I. 31

” ” Marguerite de Valois; by Madame de Lambert;

by Sophie Arnould; by Madame de Sevigne I. 24

” ” Lady Harriet Ashburton I. 25

” ” Mrs. Carlyle, “herself an epigram;” by Hannah

F. Gould, on Caleb Cushing I. 26

” ” “Gail Hamilton” I. 27

” ” Kate Field I. 27

” Mrs. Whicher’s “Widow Bedott” I. 31

” Marietta Holley’s “Josiah Allen’s Wife” I. 31

Eytinge, Margaret: “Indignant Polly Wog” VIII. 157

“Fanny, Aunt”: Jeu d’esprit on Minerva I. 29

“Fanny Fern’s” Arithmetical Mania III. 54

“Fanny Forrester’s” Letter to N.P. Willis III. 52

Ferrier’s, Mary, Genial Wit; Scott’s Description of her;

her “Sensible Woman,” Satirical II. 39

“Fireworks”: Miscellaneous Closing Display of Wit:

Mrs. Rollins’ illustration of woman’s quickness

at repartee X. 202

Mrs. Stanton’s Reply to Horace Greeley; Miss Margaret

Fuller; Mademoiselle Mars X. 203

Madame Louisa Segur; Miss Cleveland; Lydia Maria Child X. 204

Madame de Stael; Madame Recamier X. 206

French Women’s Cynicism I. 23

“Gail Hamilton” IV. 68

Gaskell’s, Mrs., Humor II. 36

“Gell and Gill” I. 21

Genlis, Madame de X. 196

Genuine Fun—Sketches from C.M. Kirkland IV. 67

Gilman, Mrs. Caroline: A New England Ballad, “Joshua’s

Courtship” III. 49

Gordon, Anna A.: “‘Skeeters have the Reputation” VIII. 160

“Grace Greenwood’s” many Puns I. 17

” ” “Mistress O’Rafferty on the Woman

Question” VI. 108

Greek Lady’s Wit I. 15

Hale, Lucretia P.: “Peterkin Letters” IV. 69

” ” ” “The First Needle,” a poetical Bit