The Book of the City of Ladies

The Book of the City of Ladies is an allegory essay written by Christine de Piza. Christine de Pisan's literary work The Book of the City of Ladies. The Book of the City of Ladies is divided into three sections. The author's three Virtues—Reason, Rectitude, and Justice—are introduced in the first part. Christine then relates the experiences of 11 women who excelled in politics and the military, 18 women who excelled in intellect and talent, and four women who exemplified caution. The third portion covers talks of different holy women, including Mary Magdalene, Saint Catherine, martyred virgin saints, Saint Christine, two female saints who lived as monks, other martyred female saints, women who assisted the Apostles, and a conclusion. Pizan combats Meun's statements about women by creating an allegorical city of ladies. She defends women by collecting a wide array of famous women throughout history. These women are "housed" in the City of Ladies, which is actually the book. As Pizan builds her city, she uses each famous woman as a building block for not only the walls and houses of the city. Each woman added to the city adds to Pizan's argument towards women as valued participants in society. She also advocates in favor of education for women.

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