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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE QUERELLES DES FEMMES The Problem of Women-Debate over proper role of women in society Christine de Pisan 14th century: Chronicle accomplishments of Great Women+ Survival Manual for Renaissance women and suggestions for wives of Artisans Isabella d’Este (1474-1539)- Example for women to break away from traditional roles as ornaments + Ruled Mantua(town in N. Italy) +Patron of Arts + Founded school for young women + wrote 2000 letters about politics and courtly life QUERELLES DES FEMMES Increased access to education. Lost some status to women in middle ages “ornaments” to middle or upper-class husbands CASTIGLIONE-Women were to make themselves pleasing to the man. Upper class. Sexual double standard- Lady like and pure vs. Men permitted to “sow wild oats” FEMALE RULERS Caterina Sforza of Milan Isabella I –Unified Spain with Husband Ferdinad Mary Tudor-Ruled England 1553-1558 Elizabeth I –Ruled England 1558-1603 Catherine de Medicis_ Ruled France as Regent from 1559-1558 HISTORIAN JOAN KELLY 1977 Middle class or (Bourgeois) suffered decline along with noble women during Italian Renaissance Middle class women regulated to private sphere while men political and economic in public sphere Sexual Chastity for middle class and nobility while men double standard Homage to women during Medieval Feudalism disappeared with rise of city-state (see exceptions above) HISTORIAN JOAN KELLY 1977 CONT. Female tutors during Middle Ages replaced with male humanistic tutors or boarding schools that emphasized patriarchal and misogynous bias. Reduced educational influence of women. Pizan an exception.