Mercedes Marín del Solar (September 11, 1804 - December 21, 1866) was a Chilean poet, school reformer, and

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

activist. Del Solar hosted a

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in her home and advocated for women's right to education in Chile.

References

* Mercedes Marín del Solar (1804-1866). Obras reunidas. Compilación, estudio preliminar y notas críticas de Joyce Contreras Villalobos. Santiago: Centro de Investigaciones Diego Barros Arana/ DIBAM, 2015. 1804 births 1866 deaths 19th-century Chilean poets Chilean salon-holders Chilean feminists Chilean women poets 19th-century Chilean women writers {{Chile-bio-stub