Lynn Botelho Indiana University of Pennsylvania Jane Donawerth University of Maryland–College Parkīruce Edelstein New York University in Florence Kory Bajus University of Nebraska–Lincolnĭeborah Lesko Baker Georgetown Universityĭebra Barrett-Graves California State University–East Bay Witchcraft,Witches, and Witch-Hunting, 390 Whitney, Isabella, 384 Widows and Guardianship, 387 V Varano, Costanza, 379 Vere, Anne Cecil de, 380 Seymour, Jane, 336 Sforza, Caterina, 336 Sidney, Mary Herbert, 339 Sappho and the Sapphic Tradition, 329 Savoie, Louise de, 331 Theater and Women Actors, Playwrights, and Patrons, 359 Rhetoric, Public Speaking, and Women, 323 Marinella, Lucrezia, 234 Marquets, Anne de, 237 Marriage, 239 Philips, Katherine, 290 Piscopia, Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, 291 Pizan, Christine de, 293 Poitiers, Diane de, 296 Power, Politics, and Women, 298 Primrose, Diana, 301 M Makeup and Cosmetics, 223 Makin, Bathsua, 224 Malatesta, Battista da Montefeltro, 225 Margaret of Parma, 225 Margaret Tudor, 227 Marguerite de Navarre, 228 O Old Age and Women, 285 O’Malley, Grace, 286 Literary Culture and Women, 202 Literary Patronage, 216 Locke, Anne Vaughan, 218 Loynes, Antoinette de, 219 Lumley, Jane, 221 N Nelli, Plautilla, 281 Nogarola, Isotta, 282 Morra, Isabella di, 274 Music and Women, 276 L Labé, Louise, 195 La Font, Jeanne de, 198 Lanyer, Aemilia Bassano, 199 Le Gendre, Marie, 200 Mornay, Charlotte Arbaleste Duplessis, 272 Carole LevinĬontributors, xi Introduction, xv Chronology, xvii Women in the Renaissance: A Historical EncyclopediaĪnguissola, Sofonisba, 14 Anna of Denmark, 18īarton, Elizabeth, 38 Battiferra, Laura, 38Ĭavendish, Elizabeth Brackley and Jane Cavendish, 71Ĭhildhood, 77 Cibo, Caterina, 79 Claude de France, 80 Clermont, Claude-Catherine de, 81 Clifford, Anne, 83 Clitherow, Margaret, 84 Coignard, Gabrielle de, 84 Coligny, Louise de, 86 Colonna,Vittoria, 87 Contraception and Birth Control, 91į Fedele, Cassandra, 137 Feminism in the Renaissance, 139 Fetti, Lucrina, 143 Flore, Jeanne, 145 Fontana, Lavinia, 147 Fonte, Moderata, 150 Forteguerri, Laudomia, 151 Franco,Veronica, 153ĭ Dames des Roches, 109 Datini, Margherita Bandini, 112 Anne Larsen For my dear friend Jo Carney, for her many years of courage, generosity, and wisdom. Diana Robin To Carolyn Charnin, a true friend whose wisdom and counsel I always value. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116–1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper ∞ Manufactured in the United States of Americaįor Judith Hallett, muse, mentor, and dear friend. Production Editor: Kristine Swift Editorial Assistant: Sara Springer Production Manager: Don Schmidt Media Editor: John Withers Media Resources Coordinator: Ellen Brenna Dougherty Media Resources Manager: Caroline Price File Management Coordinator: Paula Gerard This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an ebook. Women-History-Renaissance, 1450–1600-Encyclopedias I. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance : Italy, France, and England / edited by Diana Robin, Anne R. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, EnglandĬopyright 2007 by ABC-CLIO, Inc. Hairston, University of California, Rome Study Center Letizia Panizza, Royal Holloway College, University of London Deanna Shemek, University of California, Santa Cruz Janet Lavarie Smarr, University of California, San Diego Elissa Weaver, University of ChicagoĮncyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance Italy, France, and EnglandĭIANA ROBIN, ANNE R.