March is Women's History Month.
To celebrate this, our first year students have done projects on female artists and leaders during the Renaissance time period, which they are currently studying.
The achievements of Michelangelo and Da Vinci are well known from this time period but their female counter parts less so.
These include the artists Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi and Sofinisba Anguissola.
Other female figures of this time included Loredana Marcello, a noted botanist, Queen Isabella 1 of Castile and Catherine of Aragon.
Students enjoyed the experience of being able to research these lesser know figures and the contribution of these women to the Renaissance.