Eugenia (Lady of Quality)

She became known for a social riposte entitled The Female Advocate: Or, a plea for the just liberty of the tender sex, and particularly of married women.

Being reflections on a late rude and disingenuous discourse, delivered by Mr. John Sprint, in a sermon at a wedding... at Sherburn... By a Lady of Quality (London, 1700).

[2] The Female Advocate was addressed to "To the Honourable The Lady W—ley" and published in 1700 by the same firm that had issued The Bride-Woman's Counsellor itself.

[1][3] Eugenia declares at the outset of her work, "If you inquire who I am, I shall only tell you in general, that I am one that never yet came within the Clutches of a Husband; and therefore what I write may be the more favourably interpreted as not coming from a Party concern'd."

She states that not even in Italy and Spain do men demand of their wives "a Slavery so abject as this [Sprint] would fain persuade us to.