The History of Women from the earliest antiquity, to the present time.
William Alexander
Two volumes
In his massive "History of Women" (1782), Scottish physician William Alexander took a comparative view of women, both in the successive stages of society and in different cultures around the world.
Copyright expired, public domain, including archive links.
Can be found on university websites and available online in physical copies and reproductions.
1779 Edition
https://archive.org/details/bim_eightee ... m-d_1779_1
https://archive.org/details/bim_eightee ... m-d_1779_2
1782 Third Edition
https://archive.org/details/bim_eightee ... iam_1782_1
https://archive.org/details/bim_eightee ... iam_1782_2