Women of the Italian Renaissance

Get to know some of the creative and powerful women who were making waves in the male-dominated world of the Renaissance with a look at three different but equally influential figures. Alexandra Lawrence will delve into the lives of high-powered courtesan and renowned poet, Veronica Franco; the tastemaker and fashion influencer in Renaissance Milan, Duchess Beatrice d’Este; and Sara Copia Sulam, a Jewish writer and intellectual who took on the rampant misogyny and dangerous antisemitism of 17th-century Venice. Their fascinating stories are sure to surprise and inspire you.