In this informative and lively volume, Margaret L. King synthesizes a large body of literature on the condition of western European women in the Renaissance cen

Discusses the various roles women took on during the Renaissance.

This work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the outstanding and often-overlooked contributions of women to the science,

"An impressive collection of 29 essays by British, American and Italian scholars on important historical, artistic, cultural, social, legal, literary and theatr

The dawn of humanism in the Renaissance presented privileged women with great opportunities for personal and intellectual growth. Sexual and social roles still