Christine De Pisan

By VR, MS and SZ

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Important Dates

Born: c. 1364 in Venice, Italy

Died: c. 1430 in Poissy, France

Places Where Christine Lived• Venice, Italy

• Paris, France

• Poissy, France

Map of Venice, Italy

Map of Paris, France

Maps of Poissy, France

Basic writings

• She wrote poems and short narratives on chivalry and courtly love

• In 1390 Christine worked on her first mature works Le Livre de La mutacion de fortune and Le Livre du chemin de long éstude.

• Through Christine’s writings she was able to impress influential figures.

• She became an important spokesperson for women and their rights.

What Do We Learn About The Lives

of Medieval Women From Her? • They didn’t have any

rights.

• Few women got educated

• Men had all the rights, had the most power and “were better than women”.

• Men thought of women as devious, domineering, and demanding.

• Christine tried to change their view on women

How Did She Achieve What She Did?

• After her husband and father died she turned to writing to support herself and her family.

• She used patronage to earn money as well. (patronage: dedicating a book to a wealthy personage and receiving a large sum of money in return)

What were some of the barriers she had to overcome?

• Her close ones (Her father and husband) died at young ages in a very short period of time

• Because of her much loved husband’s death, she had to provide for her children and herself – became a famous author

• She had to overcome the misogynists (men who hate women) that were angry at her success – she wrote more books in a women’s point of view

Interesting Facts

• Was very well educated • Married at the age of 15

• Was determined to make her own living after her husband died and she achieved this through writing

• Was courageous and not afraid to speak her mind

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