Veronica Franco Quotes


When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours;.


Citations

Franco, Veronica. Poems and Selected Letters. Edited and translated by Ann Rosalind Jones and Margaret F. Rosenthal, University of Chicago Press, 1998, p. 181.

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Veronica Franco
Veronica Franco
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  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Poet

Veronica Franco (1546–1591) was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th-century Venice. She is renowned for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy. Her humanist education and surviving cultural contributions make Veronica Franco a compelling case study for the accomplishments of Courtesans in the late Venetian Renaissance.