Lucretia

Proper noun

Meaning

Lucretia

A female given name from Latin. The feminine form of Lucretius.

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Afterwards she invited everyone to a NWSA convention at the nearby Unitarian church where speakers like Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton awaited them. Source: Internet

Christine de Pizan used Lucretia just as St. Augustine of Hippo did in her City of Ladies, defending a woman's sanctity. Source: Internet

At this convention, five votes were placed calling for Lucretia Mott to be Smith's vice-president—the first time in the United States that a woman was suggested for federal executive office. Source: Internet

Evening speech In the evening, the meeting was opened to all persons, and Lucretia Mott addressed a large audience. Source: Internet

In this story Virgil became enamoured of a beautiful woman, sometimes described as the emperor's daughter or mistress and called Lucretia. Source: Internet

Later, St. Augustine made use of the figure of Lucretia in The City of God (published 426AD) to defend the honour of Christian women who had been raped in the sack of Rome and had not committed suicide. Source: Internet

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