Critiquing the feminist critique -- Cross-currents and cross-purposes in eighteenth-century criticism -- Milton's early female readership -- An alternative perspective on Milton and women -- A confounding text and test case -- Appendix A: John Clowes, a conversation between a father and his daughter -- Appendix B: Mary O'Brien, Ode to Milton -- Appendix C: Hannah More on sentiment and principle -- Appendix D: Hannah More's Cœlebs on Milton's Eve.