1. What final pieces of advice does Christine offer the ladies of the city? Be specific. What is the significance of referring to all of the women of the city as ‘ladies’?
2. Summarize Lady Reason’s response to Christine’s question about whether “God has ever wished to ennoble the mind of woman with the loftiness of the sciences” (62). Identify and summarize two examples Lady Reason uses to support her claim.
3. How does Lady Reason respond to the arguments that “Nature is completely ashamed when she sees that she has formed [the imperfect body of a woman]” (23) and that if it were not for the creation of women men would still “converse with the gods” (24)? Be specific.