Alas! a woman that attempts the pen,
Such an intruder on the rights of men,
Such a presumptuous Creature, is esteem'd,
The fault, can by no virtue be redeem'd.
- Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720)
Woman, what do you attempt?
Woman, what do you create?
Woman, what are your virtues?