In The City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan argued that
a. the Virgin Mary rehabilitated the nature of all women and, therefore, women are now in all respects equal to men.
b. "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender; thus, men and women do not differ in their social roles.
c. just as Augustine's City of God would outlast "the City of Man", so the City of Ladies will surpass male accomplishments.
d. in the environment of the Renaissance women are the de facto rulers of the more advanced societies.
e. "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender; nevertheless, men and women still have distinctly different roles in society.
e
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