The type of quest that the author Christine de Pisan is depicting in the Book of the City of the Ladies is to express her opinion about the repression of women by society. She describes the limitations placed on women that she has encountered in her lifetime and compares them to the similar struggles of women throughout history. She questions the logic behind the righteous social conditioning which regards women as having less value and lower status in society than men. The author contradicts people who believe this to be true with examples of historical women who have proven themselves to be of great value to society. She justifies her point of view with examples of heroic figures such as Queen Ceres, Novella Andrea, Minerva, and Isis. Consequently,