Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Juana Ramírez de Asbaje
Born	November 12, 1651? • Mexico
Died	April 17, 1695 • Mexico City • Mexico
Notable Works	“A Sor Juana Anthology” • “First Dream” • “Hombres necios” • “Respuesta a Sor Filotea de la Cruz” • “The Divine Narcissus”

Sor Juana wrote her first poem when she was eight years old, and she was teaching Latin to other children by the time she was 13.
Sor Juana wanted to disguise herself as a boy so as to be able to attend university, but her family forbade it.
Sor Juana gave the money she earned from selling her library to the poor.