A Woman to Know: Giulia Tofana

During the Renaissance, in an era of arranged marriages that left no possibility of divorce, the only way out of an unhappy union was death. — Genevieve Carlton

During the Renaissance, in an era of arranged marriages that left no possibility of divorce, the only way out of an unhappy union was death.  — Genevieve Carlton

(Aqua Tofana, image via Wikimedia Commons)

Between 1631 and 1659, Palermo noblewoman Giulia Tofana built quite the customer base for her handmade cosmetics. But her most popular product — a suppo…