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Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Renaissance women who refused to follow the rules of society and led their lives as they pleased, and not as their parents and husbands wanted them to.
"Take a Romp through the Renaissance when uppity women ruled! In an era typically associated with famous men, infamous women also abounded: Catalina de Erauso, who dueled, drank, and cross-dressed her way through Spain and North America; Christina of Denmark, a dimpled sixteen-year-old widow...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Relates the stories of fifteen women who contributed to the advancements made during the European Renaissance or otherwise stood out during the period, including Italian painter Elisabetta Sirani and Irish freedom fighter Grace O'Malley.
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