Scriitoare
Scriitoare is a rare and ancient Latin word that translates to "female writer" or "female scribe". The word is derived from the Latin words "scribere", meaning "to write", and "femina", meaning "female".
In ancient Roman literature, the term scriitoare was used to describe a woman who engaged in literary
One of the earliest recorded examples of a scriitoare is Sulpicia, a Roman poet who lived in
Despite the existence of scriitoare like Sulpicia, women's roles in ancient Roman society were generally limited.
During the Middle Ages, the concept of scriitoare largely disappeared from Latin literature. However, women writers
Research on scriitoare is limited, due to the lack of extant sources from the ancient Roman period.