[1] De Lebrija lived in a time when it was very uncommon for educated women to teach and lecture in a university.
[2] Spain was one of the few places where women were able to succeed.
[2] A part of the reason for this was Queen Isabella who herself was a very well educated woman that encouraged “the love of study by personal example.”[2] In addition to this, women like de Lebrija were often able to succeed because their fathers were already in that field and able to help open doors.
[1] She was able to successfully lecture in rhetoric to such an extent that it was said to have been done to applause.
[2] In addition to this, some sources point to her having assisted her father with his research and writings however, none of her personal work has survived.