The City of Ladies Book

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them. We are publishing twelve works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization over the course of the last millennium and helped make us who we are.

Christine de Pizan, THE CITY OF LADIES: Pioneering female writer Christine de Pizan's spirited defence of her sex against medieval misogyny and literary stereotypes is now recognized as one of the most important books in the history of feminism and offers a telling insight into the role of women in a man's world.