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Christine de Pizan (c. 1364-1430) was France´s first professional woman of letters. She began to write The Book of the City of Ladies, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women... Christine de Pizan's spirited defence of her sex in this book was unique for its direct confrontation of the misogyny of her day, and offers a telling insight into the position of women in medieval culture.