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Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan (c. 1365–1429) was born in Venice but grew up at the court of Charles V of France. After the deaths of the king, her father, and her husband, she was left to provide for her three children, her mother, and her niece, and thus turned to writing.
The City of Ladies
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies

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The City of Ladies
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies

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