“Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that many foolish men have claimed this because it displeased them that...”
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Digitized multimedia presentation of the book entitled La ciudad de las damas. Contains a digitized version of the book, a bibliography, biography of the author, and criticism and interpretation of her work. Also includes a collection of digitized images of colored plates, accompanied by text. These plates are from two manuscripts held at the British Library in London.
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Christine de Pizan
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“Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that many foolish men have claimed this because it displeased them that...”
“How was she created? I'm not sure if you realize this, but it was in God's image. How can anybody dare to speak ill of something which bears such a noble imprint?”
“If it were customary to send little girls to school and teach them the same subjects as are taught to boys, they would learn just as fully and would understand the subtleties of all arts and...”
“[J]ust the sight of this book, even though it was of no authority, made me wonder how it happened that so many different men – and learned men among them – have been and are so inclined to e...”