This is Christine de Pizan, the coolest lady in the middle ages and proto feminist.
Here are some of her accomplishments:
She was the first woman to live off her own work as a writer
Was the first woman to write a history book
Wrote several books and treaties against the stereotipation of women
Had her own “publishing agency”, where she employed at least one other woman as her miniaturist
Was all around really cool
I hope you all go learn more about her and share it with as many people as possible
Btw, the woman in the picture is Christine herself, as in every one of her books there were some illustrations where she was depicted while writing
Love y'all
Just resharing this because my girl Christine deserves all the love she can get!
Also, other than suggesting her work, if you want to know more about her life I would suggest the work on her by renowned italian historian Alessandro Barbero, which can be found either in video form on youtube or in book form in the amazing “Donne, Madonne, Mercanti e Cavalieri”
Another fun fact! Christine was actually Cristina, as she was born and spent part of her childhood in Italy!
