Charity Cannon Willard

Charity Cannon Willard (August 9, 1914  – June 5, 2005) was an American scholar best known for drawing attention to the 15th-century poet and author Christine de Pizan in the English-speaking world. Willard translated and wrote critical editions of Pizan's work, and "is widely regarded as the world's preeminent scholar" on Christine de Pizan. Honoured with several academic awards, she is regarded by scholars as a trailblazer in the study of Pizan.