Abigail Mejia

Ana Emilia Abigail Mejia Soliére (April 15, 1895 - March 15, 1941) was a Dominican feminist activist, narrator, literary critic and educator.^[1][2]

Biography

Abigail Mejia was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on April 15, 1895. She attended primary school in the "Salome Urena de Henriquez" ladies' school and completed her secondary studies at the Liceo Dominicano. In 1912 she graduated as a teacher in Barcelona, Spain, where she lived until 1925, that same year she returned to the Dominican Republic and became a Professor of Literature and History.

Work

She is considered a pioneer of feminism in the Dominican Republic, for being the founder of the "Nosotras y Acción Feministas" movements and in 1927, these movements were aimed at the training and education of poor women in the country. In 1926 she published in Francisco A. Palau's journal "Black and White" the "Plan on the establishment of a National Museum in Santo Domingo", which included reflections on their experiences and observations from visiting the Prado, the Louvre and the Pinacoteca in the Vatican. She was responsible for starting and running the National Museum in the country (a position in which she remained until her death). She also wrote the first history of Dominican literature in 1937 which was later published in 1939.

See also

• Women in the Dominican Republic
• History of the Dominican Republic

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