The Female of the Species (poem) says Kipling, has the greater determination - the greater courage and single-mindedness in the pursuit of the important in life. "The Female of the Species" and its refrain have been used as a catchphrase in other works. In 1928 the Bulldog Drummond story "The Female of the Species" may have lifted the title. This story was adapted as the 1967 European spy movie "Deadlier Than the Male". Scott Walker of The Walker Brothers wrote and performed the accompanying musical theme and scored a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. In 1996 the English pop group Space released
The Female Spectator as possible". A poem by an anonymous male author in "The Gentleman's Magazine" in December 1944 praising the Female Spectator suggests that it was indeed read by some men. "The Female Spectator" was loosely modelled on "The Spectator" by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. But instead of a narrator gathering news about town and pontificating about politics, foreign affairs, art, and criticism, it focused on issues of interest to women. To do this it employed four characters. Firstly was the eponymous "Female Spectator" who shares the benefits of her lifetime experience with the aid of three assistants representing the three