How does Pizan respond to male authors’ depiction of women in her work?

de Pizan responded to male authors’ depiction of woman in her work by wondering why no one up until this point thought to question the stories being told about woman written solely by men.  While reading about woman its important to understand the point of view of the author and whether or not he is tuned in with the actual stories of woman and not just a biased male portrayal. I think this was a revolutionary idea of the time to question what it means to be a woman and how men have played a big role in controlling the narrative. I was captured by how the author wrote about common themes woman are still working to fight against today. In modern times its more important than ever for woman to gain control of the narrative around them, especially in the media, as it was similarly questioned in The Book of the City Ladies. Pizans work is groundbreaking because helped to give woman a voice in telling their own story.