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De Mulieribus Claris or De Claris Mulieribus are the original names of and the Latin translations for the book title Of Famous Women. The book was written by a man, Giovanni Boccaccio, and concerns the lives of mythical women and women important during the Renaissance era, during which the book was written.

Of Famous Women is the first work of Western literature discovered to be entirely about women.

In the book, there are one hundred and six biographies, each describing a different woman. Some of the women are bad, like evil goddesses, but others are good, like queens.

Because the book was written in Europe, it often neglects women that are considered great today from other parts of the world, like women fro