In 1971, art historian Linda Nochlin posed the question, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” Her scholarship focuses on the biases of patriarchal norms illustrating how women did not have access to the same financial and educational support of church patronage and art academies as their male counterparts. The same institutions that denied opportunities for women, helped foster greatness for male artists. As a result, the chances of a female Michelangelo appearing on the scene were pretty darn slim. Read more >










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