Mercedes Dantas Lacombe Explained
Mercedes Dantas Lacombe (1888–1966) was an Argentine poet, teacher, and feminist, a co-founder of the .
Biography
Mercedes 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 , La Nota, Nosotros, Caras y Caretas, , 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, 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
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]
Notes and References
- Antologia Poesia Femenina Argentina . Mercedes Dantas Lacombe . José Carlos . Maubé . Adolfo . Capdevielle . Página:Antologia Poesia Femenina Argentina.djvu/177 . Impresores Ferrari Hnos. . es . 177 . 1930.
- Book: Barrancos, Dora . Mujeres en la sociedad Argentina: Una historia de cinco siglos . Women in Argentine Society: A History of Five Centuries . 2nd . Dora Barrancos . Editorial Sudamericana . 9789500739832 . . es . July 2012 . 2024-08-28 . 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..
- Las periodistas . The Women Journalists . Lily . Sosa de Newton . Lily Sosa de Newton . Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos . . 639 . 1131-6438 . 20–21 . es . September 2003 . 2024-08-28 .
- Web site: Details for: El grumete de la 'Santa María': (Cuentos históricos infantiles) . Sistema Koha de pruebas . . es . 2024-08-28.
- Book: 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 . Bodas de Oro . Buenos Aires . 8 . es . 1960 . 2024-08-28.
- News: Herminia Brumana: La pluma activista . Herminia Brumana: The Activist Pen . Mabel . Bellucci . Diario Digital Femenino . 2016-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051021/http://diariofemenino.com.ar/v2/index.php/2016/08/16/herminia-brumana-la-pluma-activista-2/ . 2017-12-22 . dead . 2024-08-28.
- Las escritoras del país están en movimiento . The Country's Women Writers are on the Move . . XIV . 26/27 . 46 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223023212/http://res-publica.com.ar/Feminaria/Feminaria26-27.pdf . 2018-12-23 . dead . 2024-08-28.
- Web site: Mercedes Dantas Lacombe . Genealogía Familiar . 2024-08-28.
