Details of her life including her dates of birth and death and the identity of her parents are unknown. Indeed, all that is known of her is what her writes about herself in her tract. Although most of her arguments are secular arguments, she uses a few religious arguments.
Anger responds to each accusation in Surfeit with a refutation and a counterattack.
According to Anger, it is selfish, self-centered men who are the baser sex, dishonest men who lead virtuous women into sin, greedy men who are inconstant, decietful men who use sweet language to woo a woman to her doom, and lecherous men who ravish innocent women. And it is hard-working women who feed lazy, slothful men, virtuous women who guard the morals of society, dependable, courageous women who bear and rear the children, resourceful women who clothe their family, tolerant, loving women who nuture their husband's frail egos, patient women who care for their husbands when they get drunk or sick, and wise women to whom men journey for wisdom. In short, while women provide the necessities of life, create the extras that make life comfortable, and form the backbone of society, wanton men squander the fruits of women's labor. To demonstrate her polemical style, here are two examples of her secular arguments. In the first, Anger notes that women can do nothing can deter lustful men.