The Resume

(1364-1430)
Wrote ‘The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry,' ‘The Book of the City of Ladies,' ‘The Treasure of the City of Ladies,' and ‘The Tale of Joan of Arc'

Why she might be annoying:

Although she is identified as French, she was in fact born in Venice.
She married at fifteen.
Her father was an astrologer.
She was left in debt when her husband died.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was very well educated, which was unheard of for medieval women.
She was the first woman to earn a living as a writer.
She wrote to counter negative images of women.
Her ‘Book of the City of Ladies' was a tribute to female figures in history and literature.
She wrote a poem in praise of Joan of Arc.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Diseased Initials
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Lolitas (Jailbait)
• Look at Me, I'm Writing
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Man's World
• Profiles 16501-16750 (Ranked: 16694)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 113 Votes: 38.05% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 39.02% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 122 Votes: 47.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 19 Votes: 15.79% Annoying