For reading in my copious spare time:
Isotta Nogarola Edited and Translated by
Margaret L. King and
Diana Robinhttp://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo3617514.html9780226590080
Renowned in her day for her scholarship and eloquence, Isotta Nogarola (1418-66) remained one of the most famous women of the Italian Renaissance for centuries after her death. And because she was one of the first women to carve out a place for herself in the male-dominated republic of letters, Nogarola served as a crucial role model for generations of aspiring female artists and writers.