Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (born November 12, 1651?, San Miguel Nepantla, Viceroyalty of New Spain [now in Mexico]—died April 17, 1695, Mexico City) was a Mexican poet, dramatist, scholar, and Roman Catholic nun who is considered to be one of the most important writers of the Latin American colonial period and of the Hispanic Baroque. Her best-known works include intricate philosophical poems, religious dramas, and a passionate defense of women’s right to education....