01795nam a2200325 i 4500 482959 InACL 20260927132437.0 260927s1998 xxu 0 eng d 9780140446890 0140446893 InACL eng rda InACL 843.2 CHR 23 Pisan, Christine de author The book of the city of ladies / Christine de Pisan New York : Persea Books, 1998 281 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 in Venice. Her family moved to Paris three years later when her father was appointed court astrologer to King Charles V. Close ties to the royal court and her father's encouragement enabled Christine to obtain a good education, unusual for women of her time. At the age of fifteen, she married a court notary, who also fostered her learning and her literary activities. She was only twenty-five when she was widowed and left without an inheritance.With three children to support, Christine turned to writing to earn her living. From 1390 to 1429, the presumed year of her death, she wrote more than twenty works, nearly all concerned with two themes: the political life of France and the defense of women. The Book of the City of Ladies is Christine de Pizan's most eloquent expression of her feminist beliefs. Imaginary conversations Women -- History -- Early works to 1800 Women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 Feminism -- Early works to 1800 Conduct of life Early works to 1800 Feminism History 632958 632958 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-09-27 0 843.2 CHR 482959 2026-09-27 13:24:37 2026-09-27 BK