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For too long when discussing the Renaissance – along with the rise of humanism and new artistic techniques that spread across Europe – women were forgotten. It was almost as if they had never had any part in it. In 1976, Joan Kelly, a prominent historian, asked the question, ‘Did Women have a Renaissance?’ and the answer is, simply, yes. Through these sources, teachers can reveal to students the role that women actually played during the Renaissance and show that women were significant contributors. From writers to painters to sculptors, women artists were prolific during the period, just like their male counterparts. The fact that they are less remembered has nothing to do with their achievements and everything to do with their sex and the fact that they were subjugated in a patriarchal society.