The Female of the Species (poem) The Female of the Species (poem) "The Female of the Species" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1911. The title and refrain have been used as a title for at least three other works (see The Female of the Species (disambiguation)). It begins with illustrations of the greater deadliness of the females of different species, the Himalayan bear, the cobra and the Native American, who frightened the Jesuits more than the men. It continues with the general thought that women, "must be deadlier than the male", as she is formed for the one purpose - motherhood. Woman,
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