Christine de Pisan Quotes

Christine de Pisan was born in Venice, Italy. She was an Italian born French poet and writer. She was one of the most notable women writers of medieval times who is known for her pioneering works about women. Her first poems were ballads of lost love written in memory of her husband. These verses met with success, and she continued writing ballads. In her prose works she wrote of women's heroism. In modern times, however, de Pisan is best remembered for her revolutionary works on women.