To judge from some of the articles in the 'popular' press, one might imagine that until the twentieth century women with minds and talents and professions of their own were as unknown as the Heaviside Layer. In reality the eighteenth century produced any number of brilliant women, and journalism and literature attracted many of them. Mrs. Barbauld and Mrs. Inehbold were prominent writers and editors, and The Female Spectator was an imitation of Addison's famous magazine, which purported to be run by women for women. This afternoon Mrs. J.B. Priestley will read some amusing papers from it - one showing the extent of the use of cosmetics by the young officers of the Army, another warning ladies of the dangers attaching to the immoderate drinking of tea, and possibly one proving the utter impossibility of practicable flying machines.