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Christine de Pisan (b. 1364, d. after 1429), Le Livre de la Cite des Dames (The Book of the City of Women). Paris, around 1405.

Christine de Pisan, the first female writer to earn a living from her pen, defended the status of women. In this illustration, aided by Reason, Uprightness, and Justice, she lays the foundation of a City exclusively for women who have served the cause of women (female warriors, politicians, good wives, lovers, and inventors, among others). The imagined City will be crowned by the glory of the Virgin and sainted women.