Female literacy in the Middle Ages
Female literacy during the Middle Ages was surprisingly high. Nuns were authors and scribes. Many other women encouraged reading and learning, especially noble woman. One example was Christine de Pizan, a poet at the court of King Charles VI of France.
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Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan)
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Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan)
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Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun
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Simon Bening, follower
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Simon Bening, follower
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Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan)
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Master of the Dresden Prayer Book; Willem Vrelant, follower
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Masters of the Gold Scrolls
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