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Woman's Capacity to Create: The Unusual Case of Sofonisba Anguissola, in Renaissance Quarterly
by Fredrika H. Jacobs. 28 pgs.

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Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: A Biographical Dictionary ("Sofonisba Anguissola (ca. 1532/1533-1625)" begins on p. 4)
by Carole Levin, Debra Barrett-Graves, Jo Eldridge Carney, W. M. Spellman, Gwynne Kennedy, Stephanie Witham. 327 pgs.

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Aside from a few famous queens, warriors and religious leaders, little information is available about the many extraordinary women of the medieval and Renaissance world. This resource brings together engagingly written biographical profiles of 70 women, most of whom are "unsung," but all of whom are remarkable for their courage, initiative, and accomplishments in a world where the conventional wisdom was for women to be "chaste, silent, and obedient." The women profiled here represent 18 countries and excelled in 19 fields of endeavor. They include artists, builders, mystics, political leaders, religious activists, diarists and dramatists, poets and writers, and scholars.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

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Note to the Reader

Akka MahĀDĒVĪ (Mahadeviyakka) (Fl. Ca. Twelfth Century): India Saint and Poet

Sofonisba Anguissola (Ca. 1532/1535-1625): Italy Portrait Painter

Anne Askew (1521-1546): Britain Protestant Martyr

Elizabeth Barton (Ca. 1506-1534): Britain Visionary and Martyr

Blanche of Castile (1188-1252): Spain Queen, Ruler, and Religious Activist

Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373): Sweden Visionary, Prophet, and Pilgrim

Elizabeth Cary Lady Falkland (Ca. 1585-1639): Britain Author

Catherine of Siena (Ca. 1347-1380): Italy Visionary and Religious Activist

Christina of Denmark (1521-1590): Denmark Leader in Exile

Christina of Markyate (Ca. 1096/1098-1160): Britain Anchoress and Visionary

Margaret Giggs Clement (1505-1570): Britain Classical Scholar

Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676): Britain Artistic and Literary Patron, Builder, and Diarist

Vittoria Colonna (1492-1547): Italy Poet and Patron of the Arts

The Cooke Sisters Mildred (1526-1589), Anne (1528-1610), Elizabeth (1528-1609), Katherine (D. 1583), Margaret (D. 1558): Britain Writers

Margherita Datini (Ca. 1360-1423): Italy Merchant's Wife

Marie DentièRe (Fl. 1530s): Switzerland Reformist, Defender of Women, and Writer

Jane Dormer (1538-1612): Britain Catholic Loyalist

Elisabeth of Schonau (1129-1164): Germany Mystic, Writer

Elizabeth of Braunschweig: (1510-1558) Germany Protestant Political Leader

Isabella D'Este (1474-1539): Italy Patron of Arts and Letters and Political Activist

Jacqueline FéLicie (Jacoba Felice) (1290-D. after 1322): France Physician

Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614): Italy Portraitist and Altarpiece Painter

Veronica Franco (1546-1591): Italy Poet and Courtesan

Veronica Gambara (1485-1550): Italy Patron of Artists and Poet

Artemisia Gentileschi (Ca. 1593-1652/1653): Italy Artist

Giulia Gonzaga (1513-1566): Italy Patron of Artists and Religious Reformists

Argula Von Grumbach (1492-Ca. 1563): Germany Protestant Activist

Anne Halkett (1623-1699): Britain Diarist and Political Activist

Elizabeth Hardwick (Bess of Hardwick) (Ca. 1527-1608): Britain Builder and Matriarch

HéLisenne de Crenne (Marguerite Briet) (Ca. 1510/1520-Ca. 1552): France Author and Defender of Women

Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (Roswitha, Hrosvitha) (Ca. 932/935-1001/1002): Germany Poet, Dramatist, and Historian

Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana) (Fl. 1520s-1558): Turkey Political Adviser, Diplomat, and Imperial Benefactress

Esther Inglis (Esther Kello) (1571-1624): Britain Professional Calligrapher and Miniaturist

Izumi Shikibu (Ca. 966/979-1030?): Japan Waka Poet and Heian Diarist

Jadwiga of Poland (1373-1399): Hungary Queen and Political Leader

Juana of Castile (1479-1555): Spain Queen

Anna Komnena (1083-1153/1155): Western Asia Minor (Modern-Day Turkey) Scholar and Historian

Helene Kottaner (1400-After 1457): Austria Writer of Memoirs and Royal Servant

Louise Labé (Ca. 1520-1566): France Poet

Aemilia Lanyer (1569-1645): Britain Poet

Lucretia de LeóN (1569-Ca. 1596): Spain Prophet

Anne Locke (1530-1590): Britain Puritan Writer and Scholar

Katherine Luther (1499-1550): Germany Protestant Reformer

Malinche (DoñA Marina) (Ca. 1504-Ca. 1528): Mexico Interpreter for Cortés

Margaret of Anjou (Ca. 1430-1482): France Queen Consort

Margaret of Austria (1480-1530): Austria Political Leader

Marguerite de Valois (1553-1615): France Queen and Writer of Memoirs

Mary of Hungary (1505-1558): Hungary Queen and Regent

Mechthild of Magdeburg (Ca. 1207/1212-Ca. 1282/1297): Germany Christian Mystic and Writer

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (Ca. 1102-1161): Middle East Queen Regent and Patron of the Arts and the Church

Eleanor de Montfort (1215-1275): Britain Royal Rebel

Murasaki Shikibu (Ca. 973-Ca. 1030): Japan Author

Nzinga, Queen of Angola (Ca. 1580-1663): Angola Queen and Military Leader

Ono No Komachi (Ca. 830/835-899): Japan Waka Poet and Rokkasen

Caritas Pirckheimer (1467-1532): Germany Abbess, Defender of Her Faith, and Humanist Scholar

Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566): France Royal Adviser

Marguerite Porete (Ca. 1250-1310): France Spiritual Director, Martyr, and Author

Raziya, the Sultan (Also Raziyya, Razia, Radiyya) (No Dates): India Muslim Queen

RenéE of Ferrara (1510-1574): France Protestant Reformer and Political Leader

Margaret More Roper (Ca. 1505-1544): Britain Humanist and Classical Scholar

Maria de Salinas (D. 1539): Spain Friend and Supporter of Catherine of Aragon

Sei ShŌnagon (Ca. 965?-?): Japan Heian Diarist and Waka Poet

Caterina Sforza (1462-1509): Italy Territorial Ruler

Gaspara Stampa (1523-1554): Italy Poet and Virtuosa

Arbella Stuart (1575-1615): Britain Scholar and Courtier

Levina Teerlinc (Ca. 1510-1576): Belgium Artist

Elizabeth Jane Weston (1582-1612): Britain Exile and Poet

Catherine Willoughby (1520-1580): Britain Protestant Leader

Mary Wroth (Ca. 1587-1653?): Britain Author and Poet

Katharina Zell (1497-1562): Germany Protestant Humanitarian

Appendix A: Notable Women by Title, Occupation, or Main Area of Interest

Appendix B: Notable Women by Country or Region

Timeline of Historical Events

Selected Bibliography

Index

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North Italian Painters of the Renaissance (1907) ("Sofonisba Anguissola" begins on p. 162)
by Bernhard Berenson. 341 pgs.

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North Italian Painters Of The Renaissance

The Decline of Art

Index to the Works of The Principal North Italian Painters.

Index of Places.
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Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: A List of the Principal Artists and Their Works, with an Index of Places (1932) ("Sofonisba Anguissola" begins on p. 23)
by Bernard Berenson. 726 pgs.

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Explanations

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Corrigenda

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Abbreviations (see in Preface Under 'Explanations')

Italian Painters

Index of Places
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The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance ("Anguissola, Sofonisba (1527-c. 1623)" begins on p. 18)
by David Rundle. 436 pgs.

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List of Maps

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Alphabetical Positions: Engendering Letters in Early Modern Europe, in Critical Survey
by Bianca F.-C. Calabresi. 20 pgs.

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