Topic > The treasure of the city of women by Christine De Pizan

The achievement of gender equality is one of the most important movements for the progress of society. In the High Middle Ages, however, it was even more challenging to carry on such a delicate debate. Christine de Pizan, a highly educated and religious woman, chose an unusual path for a woman of her era, becoming a writer to support her family. Christine's work, "The Treasure of the City of Women," could be seen as feminist because it offered a broad vision of what an artisan's ideal wife should be like. Christine's view of the ideal craftsman's wife was that a woman's skills would be best used in her daily life through the goodness of her actions. As a wife, the woman should be involved in her husband's work if he wishes