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Ofelia Hooper
Ofelia Hooper Polo (13 November 1900, in Las Minas, Herrera, Las Minas, Panama – 23 September 1981) was a Panamanian sociologist, poet, professor, researcher, and civil rights activist. She was the daughter of Maurice Hooper and Olimpia Polo Valdés. She worked at several print media in Panama, including ''La Antena'' (1931) and the ''Frontera'' (1937); she also edited ''Primicias'' in 1927. Together with Eda Nela, she was one of the first proponents of the avant-garde in Panamanian poetry. She was one of the pioneers of the field of Sociology in Panama, together with Demetrio Porras (1898–1972) and Georgina Jiménez de López (1904–1994). She was also a pioneering researcher of Agriculture in Panama. Works * ''Aspects of rural social life in Panama'' ( es, link=no, Aspectos de la vida social rural de Panamá) (1945) * ''Sketch of the rural Panamanian man'' ( es, link=no, Semblanza del hombre rural de Panamá) (1969) References Panamanian poets Panamanian w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Minas, Herrera
Las Minas is a town and corregimiento in Las Minas District, Herrera Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ... with a population of 1,975 as of 2010. It is the seat of Las Minas District. Its population as of 1990 was 1,981; its population as of 2000 was 2,209. References Corregimientos of Herrera Province {{Herrera-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |