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Christine de Pisan

Christine de Pisan was a 20th century woman living in the 15th century. Like many
women of today, she incorporated government and political ethics, women’s rights and
accomplishments, and religious devotion in her writings. Yet, defying the expectations of her
time, Christine was one of the few true feminists before the modern era.
Christine de Pisan was born in Venice, Italy in about 1364. Her father was Tomasso di
Benvenuto da Pizzano (Thomas de Pisan), a famous physician and astrologer. In 1369, he moved
their family from Venice to Paris to accept his job as court astrologer to King Charles V, King of
France.
In Paris, Christine was given a classical education, comparable to that of a well-educated
boy of that time. Her early studies included the French, Italian, and Latin languages, literature,
mythology, history, arithmetic, geometry, and biblical studies. Christine soon became an
accomplished poet with noble patrons.
In 1380, at only 15, Christine married court notary Etienne de Castel, who was 24. That
same year, King Charles died. Thus, Christine’s father Tomasso and her husband Etienne lost
most of their income. The new king’s reduction caused the family difficult times. Not long after,
Tomasso died from a prolonged illness.
In 1390, after ten years of marriage and the birth of three children, Etienne suddenly died.
Now a widow at age 25, Christine was left to support her three young children, her mother, and a
niece. The small amount of money from Etienne involved her in a series of lawsuits to recover it.
Soon, Christine supported herself and earned her income through her literary work. She
moved gradually from primarily writing poetry to primarily writing prose. She produced a wide
range of works including letters, narratives, memoirs, treatises, meditations, poems, songs, and
ballads. Christine’s love lyrics were all in memory to her late husband to whom she was devoted
to.
Christine quickly became popular and her work was later supported by many lords and
ladies of medieval Europe. This included Berry, Brabant, and Limburg, the Dukes of Burgundy,
King Charles VI and his wife Queen Isabella of Bavaria. Much of her work contains a great deal
of autobiographical information, which was unusual for writers of that time. Some of Christine’s
works are The...

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