Francisca de Lebrija was a 16th-century lecturer at the
University of Alcalá de Henares
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in Spain.
Francisca lived in a time when it was very uncommon for educated women to teach and lecture in a university.
Spain was one of the few places where women were able to succeed.
A part of the reason for this was
Queen Isabella who herself was a very well educated woman that encouraged “the love of study by personal example.”
In addition to this, women like Francisca were oftentimes able to succeed because their fathers were already in that field and able to help open doors.
Francisca de Lebrija was born to scholar
Antonio de Nebrija
Antonio de Nebrija (14445 July 1522) was the most influential Spanish humanist of his era. He wrote poetry, commented on literary works, and encouraged the study of classical languages and literature, but his most important contributions were i ...
and Doña Isabel Montesinos de Solis.
She was able to successfully lecture in
rhetoric
Rhetoric () is the art of persuasion, which along with grammar and logic (or dialectic), is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. Rhetoric aims to study the techniques writers or speakers utilize to inform, persuade, or motivate parti ...
to such an extent that it was said to have been done to applause.
In addition to this, some sources point to her having assisted her father with his research and writings however, none of her personal work has survived.
See also
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Beatriz Galindo
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Isabella Losa Isabella Losa, also known as Isabella Losa of Cordova or Losa de Cordova (1491-1564) was a doctor of theology and nun.
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Luisa de Medrano
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Juliana Morell
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