A woman ahead of her time
Subtitle: Christine de Pizan, defender of womankind
By: Sophia Okun Tracy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Avisson young adult series
Publisher: Avisson Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Greensboro, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
Subjects: Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431 -- Juvenile literature.; Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.; Authors, French -- To 1500 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Authors, French.; Women -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: A biography of Christine de Pizan, a medieval poet and author in France who espoused the capabilities and rights of women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82) and index.
Table of contents: title: The medieval woman; title: A childhood journey; title: Her early education; title: Womanhood; title: Her poetic muse; title: Scriptoria; title: Woman of letters; title: The Book of the Duke of True Lovers; title: Her moral philosophy; title: Romance of the rose; title: The long road to learning; title: The city of ladies; title: Education of children; title: Her children; title: Her ideas on warfare; title: Civil war; title: She retires; title: Joan of Arc; title: Defender of womankind.