Petrona Rosende de Sierra

Other names/titles:
Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

Born in Montevideo, 18 October 1787. She founded La Alijaba in November 1830, a bi-weekly magazine costing 3 reales. Its creed is reproduced below. In it she paid particular attention to education for women. It lasted for 18 editions until January 1831. It can be consulted in the Museo Mitre. She is also believed to have edited La Argentina, another women's magazine that appeared at a similar time to La Alijaba. She was also a poet and her poems were published in the Parnaso Oriental in 1835 and 1837. She returned to Montevideo for health reasons, and established a school for girls there. (Sosa de Newton, 554)

Born in Montevideo in 1787, she edited La Alijaba, Argentina, November 1830-Jan 1831. “Dedicada al bello sexo Argentino”, the first weekly Hispano-American magazine edited by a woman. There were 17 editions between Nov. 1830 and Jan. 1831. It was in favour of education for women. (Arambel Guiñazú , 48.)

Life Events

Born	1787	She was born on 18 October 1787, Montevideo.
Other	1830	She edited La Alijaba, Argentina from November 1830 to January 1831.
Other	1835	Her poems were published in the Parnaso Oriental in 1835 and 1837.

References

Arambel Guinazu, Maria Cristina , Martin, Claire Emilie, (2001), Las mujeres toman la palabra: Escritura feminina del siglo XIX. Volume: 1

Sosa de Newton, Lily, (1986), Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas

Publications

Periodical: Lema

Links

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