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De mulieribus claris compiles Latin lives of famous women, dedicated in the received file toward Giovanna of Naples

Conventional start around 1361–62 with revision into the 1370s. In the causal graph this event strengthens Protection of Minority Rights, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Context

Corbaccio is a different, hostile work.

Giovanni Boccaccio’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Britannica lists De claris mulieribus among the mature works. Conventional start around 1361–62 with revision into the 1370s. Mixed moralising and example-literature is the limit: this is not a modern rights statute. Giovanna I appears as a dedicatee-neighbour, not as co-author.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactDe mulieribus claris compiles Latin lives of famous women, dedicated in the received file toward Giovanna of Naples
    2. strengthensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 January 1362 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Decameron Web — Boccaccio’s lifeBrown University / Decameron Web · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Giovanni BoccaccioEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Britannica records De claris mulieribus as a major Latin work. Decameron Web independently places the biographies of famous women in the 1360s file.

Giovanni Boccaccio did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorGiovanni Boccaccio
  2. contributed toFactDe mulieribus claris compiles Latin lives of famous women, dedicated in the received file toward Giovanna of Naples
  3. strengthensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). De mulieribus claris compiles Latin lives of famous women, dedicated in the received file toward Giovanna of Naples. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/boc-de-mulieribus-claris

https://factrail.ai/facts/boc-de-mulieribus-claris

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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