Who were armed by these guys' choice of pen name? Who got punch? What "privilege" was taken from whom? Either their writing was great and would have been suc

Who were armed by these guys' choice of pen name? Who got punch? What "privilege" was taken from whom? Either their writing was great and would have been successful regardless, so it doesn't matter. Or they were successful only because their pen name was a woman's name, and then women have more privilege when it comes to publishing.