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

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activist. Marin del Solar hosted a

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

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, was a Chilean poet, playwright and essayist.

Selected works

Poetry collections

* ''Canto Fúnebre a la Muerte de Don

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'' (1837; under the name "por una Dama Chilena") * ''A la Muerte del Ilustre Sabio'' (dedicated to

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) * ''Canto a la Patria'' (1857) * ''Al Retrato de mi Marido'' * ''A mi Hija Carolina'' * ''A mi Hija Luisa''

Non-fiction

* ''Plan de Estudios para una niña'' (1840)

References

Sources

* 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 {{womensrights-activist-stub