1 6 9 6 , ▁when ▁P ix ▁was ▁thirty ▁years ▁old , ▁she ▁first ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁writer , ▁publishing ▁The ▁In hum ane ▁Card inal ; ▁or , ▁In noc ence ▁Bet rayed , ▁her ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁novel , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁plays , ▁I bra him , ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁Em per our ▁of ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁The ▁Spanish ▁W ives . ▁ ▁Though ▁from ▁quite ▁different ▁background s , ▁P ix ▁quickly ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁play w right s ▁who ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year : ▁Del ar ivi ere ▁Man ley ▁and ▁Catherine ▁T rot ter . ▁The ▁three ▁female ▁play w right s ▁att ained ▁enough ▁public ▁success ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁critic ised ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁anonymous ▁sat ir ical ▁play ▁The ▁Fem ale ▁W its ▁( 1 6 9 6 ). ▁Mary ▁P ix ▁appears ▁as ▁" M rs . ▁Well f ed ▁one ▁that ▁represents ▁a ▁fat , ▁female ▁author . ▁A ▁good ▁rather ▁soci able , ▁well - m ature d ▁companion ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁suffer ▁mart yr dom ▁rather ▁than ▁take ▁off ▁three ▁b ump ers ▁in ▁a ▁hand ". ▁She ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁ignor ant ▁woman , ▁though ▁ami able ▁and ▁un pret ent ious . ▁P ix ▁is ▁summar ised ▁as ▁" fo ol ish ▁and ▁open heart ed ". ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁play ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal