Defining Womankind with Christine de Pizan

The paper has[aut]Rieger Schmidt, Ana two main objectives: firstly, we contextualize the Parisian humanist intellectual background where the medieval secularSecular philosopher[aut]De Pizan, Christine Christine de Pizan lived and wrote. Secondly, we reconstruct the refutative arguments developed in The Book of the City of LadiesCity of Ladies, seeking to show that feminine nature is fully compatible with all the virtuesVirtues to the same extent as men’s nature. Pizan concludes that women reflect the perfection of their Creator, meaning that women’sWomen more fragile physical constitution does not limit the rational component of the soulSoul, which must be equally present in men and women.