Isidro Rafael Gondra

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Ethnic origin: White

Biographical details

From Mexico, he was editor of Semanario de las Señoritas, 1841-1842. Its articles were intended to educate women readers in history, music, literature, religion, science, embroidery, domestic duties. It was divided into fine arts, physique, literature and morality. (Knaster, 94)

In 1841, he wrote a pamphlet, Prospecto, Semanario de las Senoritas, Mexico City, in which he denounced opposition to female education as “antique”. (Arrom, 20)

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1841

He edited Semanario de las Señoritas from 1841-1842.

References

Knaster, Meri, (1977), Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times

Arrom, Silvia Marina, (1985), The women of Mexico City, 1790-1857

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