Teresa de la Parra
Venezuelan writer, considered one of the most important Latin American literary figures of the early 20th century.
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Ines
Doña Ines was a fifteenth-sixteenth century caciqua of Taíno origin
Marie-Claire Bonheur Dessalines
Marie-Claire and her husband became the first emperor and empress of Haiti.
Odaline de la Martinez
Composer, conductor and a graduate in maths and music, Odaline was the first woman, in 1984, to conduct a Prom in 89 seasons of the BBC Promenade Concerts, since it’s inception in 1895.
Adélina Lévêque
Empress of Haiti in the 1800s
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Renowned Cuban poet.
María Nicolasa Billini
Domincan educator
María Bibiana Benítez
Puerto Rican poet, activist and playwright
Mariana Bracetti
Puerto Rican heroine
Lola Rodríguez de Tió
Puerto Rican-Cuban poet and activist