Christine de Pizan

1. Christine de Pizan By: Megan Widmoyer and Shauna VanVactor

2. LIFESPAN: 1363- 1430 Death of natural causes. FAMILY EDUCATION Father was Thomas Pezano. He was an astrologer and scholar. When Christine was five, her father was appointed to work for King Charles V, in France. She was born in Venice, Italy. Christine’s father played a major role in her education. She learned Latin, philosophy, literature, and the sciences. Her education was that of a man during her time. When Christine was 15, she married Ettiene du Castel. She had three children; one boy, one girl, and one died in childhood.

3. Christine went into writing by grieving from her husband’s death. They were married 25 years, and she became depressed. Writing was her way of dealing with her loss and supporting her family with their loss. Profession

4. FAMOUS WORKS  Ballad to Joan of Arc. Last poem she wrote before she passed.

5. Christine de Pizan contributed to the rhetorical tradition by counteracting the contemporary discourse She was into the classics and humanism of the early renaissance Strongly challenged misogyny and stereotypes prevalent in the male-dominated medieval culture. Certain scholars have argued that she should be seen as an early feminist who efficiently used language to convey that women could play an important role within society. Her impact

6. She was writing love ballads, which caught the attention of wealthy patrons. After words she worked on changing the truth about women only being seducers. The Book of the Three Virtues. The first of these shows the importance of women’s past contributions to society, and the second strives to teach women of all estates how to cultivate useful qualities in order to counteract the growth of misogyny Influential works

7. The Tale of Joan of Arc “Querelle du Roman de la Rose,” Other works