Meet the Cast
Christine de Pizan
The BookwormChristine de Pizan opens this book wanting to make a very clear impression on us. She wants us to know how well read and intelligent she is, so she makes sure to mention that she has a...
Lady Reason
The Reason For The SeasonOf the three magical ladies who visit Christine de Pizan, Lady Reason is the first to speak. She immediately takes Christine under her wing and comforts her with speeches a...
Lady Rectitude
Respectitude The RectitudeThe second of the three magical ladies to help Christine de Pizan is Lady Rectitude. Now many people might not know what "rectitude" means (it sounds kind of anatomical an...
Lady Justice
Just DessertsThe last of the three magical ladies to speak is Lady Justice. But she might also be the most important, since she considers herself to be the direct representative of God. She introdu...
Mathéolus
In many ways, Christine de Pizan credits the writing of The Book of the City of Ladies to an obscure writer named Mathéolus. If this dude hadn't written a book about how horrible women were, Chris...
The Queen of Heaven
Once Christine de Pizan has finished constructing the City of Ladies, she decides to give it a ruler, so she recruits the Queen of Heaven to fill that role. This is most likely a compromise that Ch...