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Salomé Ureña (October 21, 1850 – March 6, 1897) was a Dominican poet and an early proponent of women's higher education in the Dominican Republic.

Early life

Salomé Ureña was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on October 21, 1850. She was the daughter of writer Nicolás Ureña de Mendoza and Gregoria Díaz de León, who also gave their daughter her early education. At a young age Salomé was well influenced by literature. Her father taught her the classic works of Spanish and French writers that helped the young Salomé to develop her own literary career.

Poetry

She began publishing her first works at the age of seventeen and soon became known for her spontaneity and tenderness. Later on, her poetry became more tragic and sad with poems such as "En horas de angustia" (In Hours of Anguish) or very patriotic and strong in poems such as "La Patria" (The Motherland) and "Ruinas" (Ruins). She would include more personal themes in her poetry, as noted in "Mi Pedro" (dedicated to her son, perhaps her most affectionate poem), "La llegada del invierno" (The Arrival of the Winter).

Personal life

At the age of thirty in 1880, she married Dr. Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal, himself a writer, and an important figure in politics. The couple had four children: Francisco, Pedro, Max, and Camila Henríquez Ureña. Their children would later become highly respected figures of the mid- and late 20th century as writers, philosophers, poets, and critics of the arts.

Instituto de señoritas

Around 1881, Salomé with the help of her husband opened one of the first centers of higher education for young women in the Dominican Republic, which she named "Instituto de Señoritas".[1][Note 1] Within five years, the first six female teachers had graduated from the Institute, something uncommon at the time. The first graduating class included Mercedes Laura Aguiar, Leonor M. Feltz, Altagracia Henríquez Perdomo, Luisa Ozema Pellerano, Catalina Pou, and Ana Josefa Puello.[1]

Death

Ureña died on March 6, 1897, at age 46, due to complications of tuberculosis.

Partial Bibliography

• 1873 - The glory of progress
• 1876 - Ruins
• 1877 - The arrival of winter
• 1878 - Faith in the future
• 1880 - Anacaona
• 1880 - Poetry of Salomé Ureña de Henríquez
• 1881 - Shadows
• 1897 - My Pedro
• 1902 - Herminia

Ancestry

Note

References

External links

• Salomé Ureña Fan page
• Biography
• Salomé Ureña Page
• Works by or about Salomé Ureña in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Poems

• José E. Marcano selection
• PUCMM selection
• Los-poetas.com selection

На других языках

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[es] Salomé Ureña

Salomé Ureña Díaz de Henríquez (21 de octubre de 1850 - 6 de marzo de 1897) fue una poetisa y educadora dominicana, siendo una de las figuras centrales de la poesía lírica del siglo XIX e innovadora en la educación de las mujeres en su país, influenciada por la escuela positivista y la educación normalista de Eugenio María de Hostos, de quién fue alumna aventajada. Sus obras se centraron en el amor a la Patria y en su entorno familiar.

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[fr] Salomé Ureña

Salomé Ureña Díaz de Henríquez, née le 21 octobre 1850, morte le 6 mars 1897, est une poétesse et éducatrice dominicaine, une des figures centrales de la poésie lyrique du XIXe siècle, et une éducatrice à l'origine du premier centre d'éducation supérieure pour femmes, dans son pays.

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