The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan

The Book of the City of Ladies

Christine de Pizan with Earl Jeffrey Richards (Translator)

281 pages • first pub 1405 (editions)

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In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women using examples of the important contributions women have made to Western Civilization and a...

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