# Marie Dentière's A Very Useful Epistle — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [March 21, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/marie-dentieres-a-very-useful-epistle-whe-article-discussion/16669 "2022-03-21T10:22:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/marie-dentieres-a-very-useful-epistle-whe-article-discussion/16669/1 "2022-03-21T10:22:43Z")

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_A Very Useful Epistle_ (_Epistre tres utile_, 1539) is an open letter by the female reformer Marie Dentière (l. c. 1495-1561) to Marguerite of Navarre (l. 1492-1549) advocating for a greater role for women in the work of the Protestant Reformation. The letter was suppressed by the city council of Geneva, and Dentière's arguments were ignored by male reformers.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1968/marie-dentieres-a-very-useful-epistle/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1968/marie-dentieres-a-very-useful-epistle/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/marie-dentieres-a-very-useful-epistle-whe-article-discussion/16669/2 "2026-07-30T21:25:49Z")

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