num_pages: 128
description: Pioneering female writer Christine de Pizan's spirited defence of her sex against medieval misogyny and literary stereotypes is now recognized as one of the most important books in the history of feminism, and offers a telling insight into the role of women in a man's world.
language: English
title: The City of Ladies
titlecomplete: The City of Ladies (Penguin Great Ideas)
genres: Philosophy, Womens, School, Medieval, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Nonfiction, History, France
ratings_count: 3479
publisher: Penguin Books