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We follow the Dark Ages, allowing a little bit of overlap, with the period known as the Renaissance. This time of rebirth began with a renewed interest in learning, drawing on classical sources, and reforms in the process of education.
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I have a confession to make here. In the first draft of this book, I had Feminism featured as the last invention in the preceding epoch, the Dark Ages. For some reason, and because the Dark Ages overlaps with the Renaissance, I thought that Feminism was a great way to round off the former, rather than kick off the era defined by a reawakening, and a transition from unenlightened, medieval thinking to a more modern view of the world. I see now that this was a dumb idea, and I am glad that I moved it!
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This image is an illustration from the book of the city of ladies. Image Credit: The yorck project (2002) 10,000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. Original document is held in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Public Domain.
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In Renaissance Venice, the Dogaressa was the spouse of the Doge. The Doge, for his part, was the senior elected official of the Republic of Venice (726–1797)—chosen by the city-state’s aristocracy—and was chief magistrate and leader. Dogaressas, although wielding no political power in law, in practice were frequently influential in their own right, much like the First Lady in US politics.
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The Orto Botanico, in Padua, Italy, was the world’s first purpose-built botanical garden, and was established in 1545 by the Venetian Republic. It was established specifically for the growth of medicinal plants, and as a place where students (of the University of Padua) could learn to distinguish these from non-medicinal varieties.
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Image Credit: Oil painting by Pierre Mignard the Elder (1612—1695). Source: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/zym6q8t3. creative commons 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
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From the 2006 book Palliative Care: The 400-Year Quest for a Good Death, by Harold Vanderpool.
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Cropley, D.H. (2020). The Renaissance (1300–1700): Reawakening Creativity. In: Femina Problematis Solvendis—Problem solving Woman. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3967-1_6
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