This Academic work reflects on Veronica Franco not only as a Venetian courtesan but also as a poet and writer having to face the prejudices made against her by much more powerful men. This publication also discusses the role and place of Venetian women in the 16th century and how exhorbitant dowries impacted Venetian families and their daughters (even women from Patrician families) resulting in parents pushing daughters to become courtesans to financially help their family. Veronica Franco was aware of the such issues and dedicated her life to help young women as she knew the difficult and precarious position of being a courtesan.