What is significant about Christine de Pizan's contribution to literature and society?
What will be an ideal response?
She was the first woman author to support herself through writing. She condemned the way men demean women which shows her outspokenness. She wrote two famous pieces glorifying women in general (through their accomplishments), and Joan of Arc in particular (saving France). These efforts and her fame during her lifetime demonstrate how women were becoming more public in their views and activities and that the change was tolerated.
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A. The island of Crete B. The Cyclades C. The Peloponnesuos D. The Attic plane