Moderata Fonte

Moderata Fonte, directly translates to Modest Well is a pseudonym of Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi (or Zorzi), also known as Modesto Pozzo (or Modesta, feminization of Modesto), (1555–1592) was a Venetian writer and poet. Besides the posthumously-published dialogues, Giustizia delle donne and Il merito delle donne (gathered in The Worth of Women, 1600), for which she is best known, she wrote a romance and religious poetry. Details of her life are known from the biography by Giovanni Niccolò Doglioni (1548-1629), her uncle, included as a preface to the dialogue.

Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi
BornJune 15, 1555
DiedNovember 2, 1592
Pen nameModerata Fonte
LanguageItalian
NationalityItalian
Period16th century
SubjectFeminism
Notable worksThe Worth of Women

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