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Laura Cereta


Born
Brescia, Italy
Genre
Women & Gender Studies, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction


Laura Cereta (1469–1499) was a Renaissance humanist and feminist. Most of her writing was in the form of letters to other intellectuals.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 50 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Collected Letters of a Rena...
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Lettere scelte
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Laurae Ceretae Epistolae
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“The free mind, unafraid of labor, presses on to attain the good.”
― Laura Cereta, Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist
tags: feminism, mind, philosophy, truth
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“...empty women, who strive for no good but exist to adorn themselves...These women of majestic pride, fantastic coiffures, outlandish ornament, and necks bound with gold or pearls bear the glittering symbols of their captivity to men.”
― Laura Cereta
tags: women, women-s-rights, women-s-strength
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“For knowledge is not given as gift...but through study...The free mind, not afraid of labor, presses on to attain the good.”
― Laura Cereta
tags: women, women-s-strength
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