Agostino Strozzi

Agostino Strozzi (c.1450 – after 1505) was an Augustinian abbot and author. Strozzi is recognized for his contribution to the pro-woman side of the querelle des femmes — "a debate about the nature and worth of women that unfolded in Europe from the medieval to the early modern period."[1][2] Strozzi, commissioned by his cousin Margherita Cantelmo, wrote La defensione delle donne [The Defense of Women] in the 16th century.[3]

References
  1. Pamela Joseph Benson (1 November 2010). Invention of the Renaissance Woman: The Challenge of Female Independence in the Literature and Thought of Italy and England. Penn State Press. pp. 45–6. ISBN 0-271-04212-5.
  2. http://querelle.ca/
  3. http://querelle.ca/agostino-strozzi/
  • Querelle | Strozzi Querelle.ca is a website devoted to the works of authors contributing to the pro-woman side of the querelle des femmes.
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