Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow.
Veronica Franco Quotes
When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours.
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| Birth: | 1546 |
| Death: | 1591 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Poet |
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Veronica Franco was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th century Venice. Renaissance Venetian society recognized two different classes of courtesans: the cortigiana onesta, the intellectual courtesan, and the cortigiana di lume, lower-class prostitutes who tended to live and practise their trade near the Rialto Bridge.
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