Project Gutenberg 2014-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 413 Trollope, Thomas Adolphus 1810 1892 Trollope, T. Adolphus (Thomas Adolphus) A Decade of Italian Women, vol. 1 (of 2) St. Catherine of Siena, 1347-1380 -- Caterina Sforza, 1462-1509 -- Vittoria Colonna, 1490-1547. Produced by Giovanni Fini, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Decade of Italian Women, vol. 1" by Thomas Adolphus Trollope is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work examines the lives of various influential Italian women from a historical perspective, highlighting their social roles and contributions during a significant period in Italy's history. Trollope aims to explore the intersection of women's identities and the political and cultural landscape of Italy, particularly during the Renaissance and beyond. The opening of the book presents a preface that sets the stage for Trollope's exploration of women's societal roles in Italy, highlighting the gradual evolution of women's rights and status over time. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical context in which these women lived and asserts that the book will showcase a diverse array of Italian women, each representing different social positions and characteristics. The author introduces some iconic figures, like St. Catherine of Siena, whose life serves as a launching point for deeper discussions about the complexities of womanhood within the broader historical narrative of Italy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45890/45890-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Biography Italy -- Biography CT DG Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 921013 2025-07-18T13:20:21.314643 text/html 903594 2024-10-24T07:46:05 text/html 544395 2025-07-18T13:20:33.595541 application/epub+zip 555050 2025-07-18T13:20:23.641671 application/epub+zip 410783 2025-07-18T13:20:22.483630 application/epub+zip 815014 2025-07-18T13:20:40.948502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755443 2025-07-18T13:20:32.208567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616075 2022-09-20T21:10:09.715063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772573 2025-07-18T13:20:19.909670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 772515 2014-06-05T09:30:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18053 2025-07-18T13:20:41.095517 application/rdf+xml 20270 2025-07-18T13:20:22.626595 image/jpeg 3258 2025-07-18T13:20:22.555617 image/jpeg 512332 2025-07-18T13:20:21.382670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia