Joan Kelly

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American historian

United States WritersLived 1928 to 1982 · aged 54

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Joan Kelly, also known as Joan Kelly-Gadol was a prominent American historian who wrote on the Italian Renaissance, specifically on Leon Battista Alberti. " which was first published in 1976.

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Joan Kelly, also known as Joan Kelly-Gadol was a prominent American historian who wrote on the Italian Renaissance, specifically on Leon Battista Alberti. Among her best known works is the essay "Did Women Have a Renaissance?" which was first published in 1976. The article challenged the contemporary historiography of the Renaissance, arguing that women's power and agency declined during the early modern period.

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