Josefina Plá
Though born in Spain, critics identify her body of work with Paraguay. She both contributed greatly to the latter country’s cultural development and resided there for the greater part of her life.
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Victoria Ocampo
Victoria Ocampo is best-known for founding the prestigious literary magazine Sur (South) (1931) and a publishing company by the same name (1933).
Elena Poniatowska
Elena Poniatowska is the author of close to thirteen books, including La noche de Tlatelolco (Massacre in Mexico) (1971) , Fuerte es el silencio (Silence is Strong) (1975), Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela (Dear Diego, Quiela Hugs You) (1978), Nada, nadie: Las voces del temblor (Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake) (1988), and most recently Ida y vuelta: Entrevistas (Back and Forth: Interviews) (2017).
Gloria Guardia
Gloria Guardia is the author of several novels, including El último juego (The Final Game) (1977), Libertad en llamas (Freedom in Flames) (1999), and El jardín de las cenizas (The Garden of Ashes) (2011).
Gloria Stolk
Gloria Stolk is the author of several books of poetry, prose and essays, including Bela Vegas, Amargo el fondo, Cuentos del Caribe and La casa del viento.
Cecilia Bustamante
Cecilia Bustamante is the author of nine poetry books. She also worked as journalist and is known to be the first female editorial writer in Peru for the newspaper La Tribuna.
Dr Clara Pinto Correia
Clara Pinto Correia is the author of over 50 books of fiction and non-fiction.
Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
When World War II broke out in 1939, freelance photojournalist Marvin Breckinridge Patterson took the first pictures of a London air-raid shelter.
Clare Boothe Luce
US congresswoman (1942-1946), ambassador, playwright, socialite, and war reporter
May Craig
Washington correspondent Elisabeth May Adams Craig covered World War II with the same keen eye and sharp tongue that informed her daily “Inside in Washington” column for nearly fifty years.