Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi
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Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi (died circa 1593) was an author living in Venice
, Italy
. She published "in no uncertain words" a book about the superiority of women to men in 1593. She died shortly after the publication and so did not hear about the great success of her book.
Venice
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, Italy
Italy
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. She published "in no uncertain words" a book about the superiority of women to men in 1593. She died shortly after the publication and so did not hear about the great success of her book.