“But, lady, as women, what wisdom may be ours if not the philosophies of the kitchen? Lupercio Leonardo spoke well when he said: 'how well one may philosophize when preparing dinner.' And I often say, when observing these trivial details: had Aristotle prepared vituals [sic], he would have written more.” IfsWellsMaySaidPhilosophyWrittenCookingPreparedDetailsDinnerKitchenSpokesPreparingObservingLeonardo Author:Juana Inés de la Cruz
“Who has forbidden women to engage in private and individual studies? Have they not a rational soul as men do?...I have this inclination to study and if it is evil I am not the one who formed me thus - I was born with it and with it I shall die.” IfsMenSoulDiesEvilIndividualBornStudyWords Of WisdomRationalForbiddenInclination Author:Juana Inés de la Cruz