[1] The primary themes of her books included the proper role of young girls in good society, moral stories and history.
[2] In addition to her writings for children, she also published politically engaging works for adults such as Life of Saint Clotilde, Queen of France, wife of the Great Clovis, followed by a précis mixed with anecdotes, concerning the mores and customs of the first centuries of the French monarchy (1809).
[4] In addition to her books, Renneville was also editor of the feminist periodical Athénée des dames which confronted the masculine-centered ideas of the French society of her time and provided female readers with a forum to voice alternative perspectives.
Her writings provided a common ground that allowed her audiences, even those who read her work in the years following Renneville's death, to campaign for better and more fair treatment by society at large.
"[5]In that book by Renneville, her female protagonist named Agnodice from Athens, decided to dressed as a man so she could attend "the famous school of Herophilus to study medicine and especially the art of midwifery.