ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following women is widely considered the first feminist?
A
Margery Kempe
B
Catherine of Siena
C
Thecla
D
Christine de Pizan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1430, Poissy, France) Christine de Pisan (Christine de Pizan) was a medieval writer and historiographer who advocated for women’s equality. Her works, considered to be some of the earliest feminist writings, include poetry, novels, biography, and autobiography, as well as literary, political, and religious commentary.

Detailed explanation-2: -In late 14th-and early 15th-century France, the first feminist philosopher, Christine de Pisan, challenged prevailing attitudes toward women with a bold call for female education.

Detailed explanation-3: -Christine de Pizan was a French Renaissance writer who wrote some of the very first feminist pieces of literature. During the Renaissance, Christine de Pizan broke with the traditional roles assigned to women in several ways during a time when women had no legal rights and were considered a man’s property.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Wollstonecraft: The first feminist writer One of the first women to openly publish under her own name, Wollstonecraft is most famous for 1792’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, a philosophical text advocating for the education of women.

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