1546–1991
Chiesa di Sant’Agnese, Calle S. Domenico Dorsoduro, 811, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy
where the Franco family lived, remains of the family shield remain over a church door; additional address: Ca’ Venier, C. Longa Santa Maria Formosa, 5239, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy (home of Domenico Venier, Franco’s patron, who held literary salons where Franco read and circulated her poems)
Veronica Franco was born into a noble family in Venice, Italy in 1546. She left her abusive husband at the age of 15 and became a courtesan. She became a very famous writer, editor, and advocate for women during a period of time when her well married peers were not allowed to read.
