Aurora Cáceres facts for kids
Zoila Aurora Cáceres Moreno (1877–1958) was an important Peruvian writer. She was part of a new style of writing called modernismo, which was popular in Europe. Zoila Aurora wrote novels, essays, and travel stories. She also wrote a book about her husband, the Guatemalan writer Enrique Gómez Carrillo.
Her life was closely connected to the history of Peru. This included the War of the Pacific (1879–1883) and a civil war in 1895. She also spent time living in Paris. Recently, people have started to study her essays more to understand how women writers fit into the modernismo movement.
During the War of the Pacific, Zoila Aurora's family had to flee from Chilean soldiers. Sadly, her sister was killed during this time. Her father, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, was a Colonel in the Peruvian Army. He led a guerrilla war against the soldiers who had taken over. Peru lost that war, and the Chilean army occupied Lima, the capital city.
After the Chileans left, her father became a General. He worked as a diplomat in Europe and even became president of Peru. However, he was later forced to leave the country after a difficult event in 1895. All these events deeply affected Zoila Aurora Cáceres. She studied in Germany with nuns and later at the Sorbonne university in Paris. She knew many famous modernismo writers, like Amado Nervo and Rubén Darío. She married Enrique Gómez Carrillo, another well-known writer.
Besides her interesting life, Zoila Aurora Cáceres was also very active in politics and wrote many different kinds of books.
Her Work for Women's Rights
Zoila Aurora Cáceres was a strong supporter of women's rights.
- In 1911, she started an organization called Feminine Evolution.
- In 1919, she helped organize a women's strike to demand better access to food.
- In 1924, she created a new group called "Peruvian Feminism."
- She strongly believed that women should have the right to vote. She worked with another important women's rights activist, Angela Ramos.
- Later, she joined an organization called "Feminine Action," which worked against fascism.
Her Books and Stories
Aurora Cáceres wrote many different types of books. Her novel La rosa muerta (The Dead Rose) was published in Paris in 1914. It was recently published again after almost a century. The story takes place in Paris and Berlin. In this book, Cáceres explored new ideas about women's roles.
- The main character in La rosa muerta is admired by men, which was a common idea in modernismo writing.
- However, she also takes charge of her own life. This was unusual at a time when husbands often treated their wives like objects.
- The story shows how women can be strong and independent.
- The book also features new technologies of the time, like communication tools and medical equipment.
Her Writing
- Cáceres, Zoila Aurora. Mujeres de ayer y de hoy. París: Garnier Hermanos, 1910.
- Cáceres, Zoila Aurora. Oasis de arte. Prólogo de Rubén Darío. París: Garnier Hermanos, ¿1910? ¿1911?
- Cáceres, Aurora. La rosa muerta/Las perlas de Rosa. Prólogo de Amado Nervo. Paris: Garnier Hermanos, 1914.
- Cáceres, Zoila Aurora & Andrés Avelino Cáceres. La campaña de la Breña, memorias del mariscal del Perú, D. Andrés A. Cáceres. Lima, Imp. Americana, 1921.
- Cáceres, Z. Aurora (Evangelina). La ciudad del sol. Prólogo de Enrique Gómez Carrillo. Lima: Librería Francesa Científica/Casa Editorial F. Rosay, 1927.
- Cáceres, [Zoila] Aurora (Evangelina). Mi vida con Enrique Gómez Carrillo. Madrid: Renacimiento, 1929.
- Cáceres, Zoila Aurora. La princesa Suma Tica (narraciones peruanas). Madrid: Editorial Mundo Latino, 1929.
- Cáceres, Zoila Aurora. Labor de armonía interamericana en los Estados Unidos de Norte América, 1940–1945. Washington, 1946.
- Cáceres, Zoila Aurora. Epistolario relativo a Miguel de Unamuno. En Unamuno y el Perú. Ed. Wilfredo Kapsoli. Lima/Salamanca: Universidad Ricardo Palma/ Universidad de Salamanca, 2002: 27–31.
- Cáceres, Aurora. A Dead Rose. Trans. Laura Kanost. Stockcero, 2018.
See also
In Spanish: Aurora Cáceres Moreno para niños
