Lola Rodríguez de Tió

Lola Rodríguez de Tió, born Dolores Rodríguez de Astudillo y Ponce de León on September 14, 1843, in San Germán, Puerto Rico, was a poet, author, and political activist committed to women’s rights and the abolition of slavery. She rose to critical fame throughout Latin America with major works such as “La Boriqueña” (1868); A mi patria en la muerte de Corchado (1885); Claros y nieblas (1885); and Noche Buena (1887), among other titles, much of which was privately published. Some of her work was translated by Thomas Walsh. She died on November 10, 1924, in Havana, Cuba.