Medieval Europe's First Paid FEMALE Author | Christine de Pizan

Who would you think of as the first published female writer? The answer is Christine de Pizan, a French woman who lived in the medieval period, and stood up for women by arguing against misogyny. In this documentary I cover her life, her writing, and why it was so important.
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French Women Writers by Eva Martin Sartori and Dorothy Wynne Zimmerman:
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The Book of The City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan:
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Illuminating Women in the Medieval World by Christina Sciacca:
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The Writings of Christine de Pizan by Charity Cannon Willard:
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Christine de Pizan and the Moral Defence of Women by Rosalind Brown-Grant:
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Christine de Pizan: Life, Work, Legacy by Charlotte Cooper-Davis:
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[@alissalyon8952]

Read some of her work in my upper level French classes in university. Glad to see more content acknowledging this revolutionary woman.

[@HistorysForgottenPeople]

It's so surprising how little she is known about. Hopefully that will change over time!

[@user-fg9xz4bz3b]

She's my idea of a feminist.

[@HistorysForgottenPeople]

Thanks for watching! Who is your favourite female writer? Do you think Christine de Pizan paved the way for future women writers?
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[@ronhuhn7562]

I do appreciate and enjoy your narration...i expect I'll be repeating this in future comments...ron

[@Dshappystuff]

Im here because my child is learning about her in elementary school. I had never heard of her.

[@HistorysForgottenPeople]

She's a really underrated woman in history! That's fantastic your child is learning about her in school, though, I hope the video was useful. ☺

[@patriciajrs46]

She was the first copywriter. Writing profoundly about the influences of women and the affects of war on all people.

[@HistorysForgottenPeople]

She certainly provided a deeply intelligent debate from the side of women that wasn't being told at the time, not bad for someone who started out writing love poetry!

[@user-fg9xz4bz3b]

I've heard of women writers as far back as in the roman empire.

[@HistorysForgottenPeople]

There certainly were, but sadly they usually didn't make a living from it, or were officially published in their own right.

[@patriciajrs46]

Gertrude Stein. Or the Bronte sisters.

[@HistorysForgottenPeople]

Oh, good choices! I'd definitely love to spend a week shadowing Charlotte Bronte.