Qualities of women
- Creator(s):
- Marconville, Jean de
- Title:
- De la bonté et mauuaistié des femmes
- Publication/Origin:
- Rouen: Pour Bonauenture Belis pres Sainct Erblanc, 1573
- Description:
- In this text, French humanist Marconville compiles examples from the past and present of the virtues and vices of women. Ultimately, he suspends judgement on whether women have an inborn predisposition to these various virtues and vices.
- Citation:
- Marconville, Jean de, De la bonté et mauuaistié des femmes, Rouen: Pour Bonauenture Belis pres Sainct Erblanc, 1573, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 18, 2025, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/3959