Rosa Guerra (1834August 18, 1864) was an Argentine educator, journalist and writer. She was a pioneering woman in Argentine literature.

Biography

Rosa Guerra was born in

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, 1834. She founded two newspapers, ''La Camelia'', dedicated to spreading ideas associated with equality between the sexes, and ''La Educación'' a religious, poetic and literary newspaper. She also affiliated with the newspapers ''La Nación Argentina'', ''El Nacional'', and ''La Tribuna''.Sosa de Newton, Lily (1995). «Rosa Guerra». Narradoras argentinas. 1852-1932. Plus Ultra. p. 32. ISBN 950-21-1218-0. She published the novel ''Lucía Miranda'' on the subject of the captive; ''La Camelia''; and a drama in verse, ''Clemencia''. Posthumously, her book of poems, ''Desahogos del corazón'' (Relief from the heart), was published. She died August 18, 1864.

''La Camellia''

Guerra begins her career as a journalist when Juan Manuel de Rosas was removed from power. ''La Camelia'' began publication on April 11, 1852, and printed its last issue on May 11, 1852, printing fourteen editions. The critic Néstor Tomás Auza states, however, that there were actually 31 issues.Davies, Catherine; Brewster, Claire; Owen, Hilary (2011). South American independence gender, politics, text (en inglés). Liverpool University Press. p. 266. ISBN 9781781387979. OCLC 1100937446. Masiello (1994). "Introducción". Masiello, Francine, ed. ''La mujer y el espacio público. El periodismo femenino en la Argentina del siglo XIX. Feminaria.'' p. 14. ISBN 987-99025-5-6. The newspaper was written mostly by women, and was financed by subscription. At first, Guerra denied her participation in the project, but later, she acknowledged being its founder. The newspaper had the slogan "Freedom! No license; equality between the two sections" It was one of the first newspapers to openly raise the need for women to have access to education.

''Lucia Miranda''

The novel ''Lucía Miranda'' deals with the subject of a captive, a myth that appeared for the first time recounted by Ruy Díaz de Guzmán, and that was also addressed by Eduarda Mansilla in her homonymous novel. The war novel tells the story of Lucía Miranda, the wife of a Spaniard who accompanies Sebastián Gaboto on his expedition through the

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and is captured by the

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in the destruction of Fort Sancti Spiritus. The novel presents a model of a Christian, submissive and faithful woman.

References

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