Mercedes Dantas Lacombe (1888–1966) was an Argentine poet, teacher, and feminist, a co-founder of the Argentine Women's Club.
Mercedes Dantas Lacombe | |
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_at_the_Argentine_Women%27s_Club.png) At the Argentine Women's Club in 1926 | |
| Born | 5 July 1888 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 26 March 1966 (aged 77) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Burial place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Education | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, teacher |
Biography
editMercedes Dantas Lacombe was born in Buenos Aires on 5 July 1888.[1] She attended the University of Buenos Aires, and graduated as a teacher and PhD from its Faculty of Philosophy and Letters.[1][2]
She wrote for several magazines and newspapers, such as El Hogar, La Nota, Nosotros, Caras y Caretas, Mundo Argentino, and La Razón.[3] In 1925, she published her first book of poetry entitled De mi senda (Of My Path).[1] In 1935, she published the book El grumete de la Santa María (cuentos históricos infantiles) (The Cabin Boy of the Santa María: Historical Children's Stories).[4]
She was a teacher at Normal School No. 8 for Women Teachers, and wrote the lyrics for its school hymn, which had music by Raúl Espoile.[5]
She was a co-founder of the Argentine Women's Club, and became its first president on 19 August 1921.[1] During her term, in December 1928, the club sponsored the Third International Women's Congress at the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini.[6][7]
On 17 June 1928, she received a scroll signed by all members of the Argentine Women's Club to honor her for her effective performance.[1]
Death
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Mercedes Dantas Lacombe died in Buenos Aires on 26 March 1966 was interred in her family's mausoleum at La Recoleta Cemetery, next to her parents Manuel Dantas Mugica and Mercedes Lacombe, and her brother José María.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Maubé, José Carlos; Capdevielle, Adolfo, eds. (1930). "Mercedes Dantas Lacombe". (in Spanish). Impresores Ferrari Hnos. p. 177 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Barrancos, Dora (July 2012). Mujeres en la sociedad Argentina: Una historia de cinco siglos [Women in Argentine Society: A History of Five Centuries] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Editorial Sudamericana. ISBN 9789500739832. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via Google Books.
Un grupo en el que abundaban las representantes de la clase media alta, surgido a inicios de la década anterior, sostuvo la organización Club Argentino de Mujeres. Entre sus dirigentes se destaca Mercedes Dantas Lacombe, una escritora que había egresado de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y que escribía en diversos medios periodísticos porteños.
[A group that included representatives of the upper middle class, which emerged at the beginning of the previous decade, supported the organization Argentine Women's Club. Among its leaders was Mercedes Dantas Lacombe, a writer who had graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires and who wrote for various Buenos Aires newspapers.] - ^ Sosa de Newton, Lily (September 2003). "Las periodistas" [The Women Journalists]. Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos (in Spanish) (639). Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation: 20–21. ISSN 1131-6438. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Details for: El grumete de la 'Santa María': (Cuentos históricos infantiles)". Sistema Koha de pruebas (in Spanish). National University of La Plata. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Aniversario jubiloso. Escuela Normal Nº 8 de maestras 'Presidente Julio A. Roca' [Jubilant Anniversary: 'President Julio A. Roca' Normal School No. 8 for Women Teachers] (PDF) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Bodas de Oro. 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Bellucci, Mabel (16 August 2016). "Herminia Brumana: La pluma activista" [Herminia Brumana: The Activist Pen]. Diario Digital Femenino. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Las escritoras del país están en movimiento" [The Country's Women Writers are on the Move] (PDF). Feminaria. Vol. XIV, no. 26/27. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Mercedes Dantas Lacombe". Genealogía Familiar. Retrieved 28 August 2024.