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The Book of the City of Ladies[BK OF THE CITY OF LADIES REV/E][Paperback]
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Published January 31, 2000
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July 19, 2026
I found it refreshing and unique. Definitely not what I expected from a feminist author. This book was well written, there was an actual message to communicate and the language was eloquent. Christine focused on the virtues of women and how women can contribute to society in a womanly way constructively. She did not say women had to become men. No. She just calmly cited a myriad of examples of women who were heroic and virtuous and very womanly. And told us that there's value in virtue. If I didn't know she was a feminist, I wouldn't have been able to tell. And her book gave me a lot of food for thought.
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