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Lucretia Cornaro’s Scholarly Life in Venice and Rome
Lucretia Cornaro, a Venetian noblewoman, earned degrees at Padua and Rome becoming a noted scholar and the first woman to be called a dottor. She combined learning with strict piety, fasting, and flagellation, drawing many visitors from distinction. She died in 1685, prompting odes, epitaphs, and a formal funeral in Padua.
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