Joana da Gama

Joana da Gama (c. 1520–1586) was a medieval Portuguese writer.

Born in Viana do Alentejo, da Gama appears to have entered the court of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal as an enslaved person: a 1543 invoice for clothing refers to her as a slave.[1][2] Sometime later she was emancipated and served as a free maid of honour in the court.[2]

In 1555, she published a book titled Ditos da Freira (The Nun's Sayings), copies of which have survived to the present.[1] The book, a collection of 'sayings', provides insights on the role of women in Portuguese society.[3] Despite the subject, da Gama herself was never a nun.[3]

References

White, Landeg; Alves, Hélio J.S. (2018). Poetas que não eram Camões (in Portuguese). Universidade Católica Editora. pp. 34-. ISBN 9789725405888.
T.F. Earle; K.J.P. Lowe, eds. (2005). Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. Cambridge University Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 9780521815826.
da Silva, Fabio Mario (2013). "Joana da Gama, uma estrategista das Letras Portuguesas do século XVI". Revista Odisseia (in Portuguese) (11).

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[white-1] White, Landeg; Alves, Hélio J.S. (2018). Poetas que não eram Camões (in Portuguese). Universidade Católica Editora. pp. 34-. ISBN 9789725405888.

[earle-2] T.F. Earle; K.J.P. Lowe, eds. (2005). Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. Cambridge University Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 9780521815826.

[da_silva-3] Silva, Fabio Mario (2013). "Joana da Gama, uma estrategista das Letras Portuguesas do século XVI". Revista Odisseia (in Portuguese) (11).