Quote of the day
Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar?
Laura Cereta
Born: 1469
Died: 1499 (aged 30)
Bio: Laura Cereta, was one of the great female humanist and feminist writers of fifteenth-century Italy. Cereta was the first to put women’s issues and her friendships with women front and center in her work.