Lucrezia Marinella

Lucrezia Marinelli
Born
Lucrezia Marinelli

1571
Venice, Republic of Venice
Died1653
Occupation(s)Writer, poet
Known forAmore innamorato, et impazzato

Lucrezia Marinella (1571-1653) was a poet, author, philosopher, polemicist, and women's rights advocate from the Republic of Venice. She is best known for her polemical treatise The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men (1600).[1] Her works have been noted for bringing women into the philosophical and scientific community during the late Renaissance.[2]

  1. ^ Deslauriers, Marguerite. "Lucrezia Marinella (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ Ray, Meredith K. (2015). Daughters of alchemy : women and scientific culture in early modern Italy. Cambridge, Massachusetts. ISBN 978-0-674-42587-3. OCLC 905902839.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)