By Tim Lambert
Beatriz Galindo (c 1465-1523)
Beatriz was a great scholar and writer
Isabella Andreini 1562-1604
She was an actress and writer
She was an English queen
She was an English queen
She was an important English Protestant
Sofonisba Anguissola 1532-1625
She was an artist
Anne Boleyn 1501-1536
She was an English Queen
Katharina von Bora 1499-1552
She was a German Protestant
Lucrezia Borgia 1480-1519
She was an important noblewoman
Sophia Brahe 1556-1643
Horticulturist and astronomer
Maddalena Casulana 1544-1583
She was a composer
Vittoria Colonna 1490-1549
She was a poet
Plautilla Nelli 1524-1588
Plautilla was a famous artist
Jeanne d’Albret 1528-1572
She was the queen of Navarre
Tullia d’Aragona 1510-1556
She was a poet
She was the queen of England
Lavinia Fontana 1552-1614
She was an artist
She was a very rich woman
Caterina van Hemessen 1528-1587
She was an artist
Louise Labe c. 1524-1566
She was a poet
Barbara Longhi 1552-1638
She was an artist
Catherine de Medici 1519-1589
She was a French queen
Olympia Morata 1526-1555
She was an important humanist scholar
She was an English queen. Catherine was also a famous writer.
Marietta Robusti 1560-1590
She was an artist
Diana Scultori 1547-1612
She was an engraver
Levina Teerlinc 1510-1576
She was a painter
She was the queen of England
Katharine Zell 1497-1562
She was a German Protestant