The French author Christine de Pisan (ca. 1364-ca. 1430) wrote lyric poetry and also prose and verse works on a great variety of philosophical, social, and historical subjects. Thomas de Pisan, father of Christine de Pisan, was an astrologer and...

Almost everything known of Christine de Pizan's life is derived from references she makes in her works. The year of her birth—either 1364 or 1365—has only been determined from her statement that she was widowed at the age of twenty-five when...

(ca. 1364–ca. 1430). France’s first woman of letters was in fact born in Italy, where her father, Tommaso de Pizzano of Bologna, was employed by the Venetian Republic. Soon after Christine’s birth, her father was appointed astrologer...

Christine wrote poetry, military and political treatises, history, biography, and allegory first as a widow supporting her family, then, as her reputation as a gifted writer and thinker was established, as a strong political voice. Christine wrote with...

Christine de Pizan (also seen as de Pisan) (1364–c.1430) was a writer and analyst of the medieval era who strongly challenged misogyny and stereotypes that were prevalent in the male-dominated realm of the arts. De Pizan completed forty-one pieces...