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Inés Echeverría Bello
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| Born | December 22nd, 1868 Santiago, Chile
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| Died | January 13th, 1949 Santiago, Chile
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| Burial place | General Cemetery of Santiago |
| Spouse(s) | Joaquín Larraín Alcalde |
| Children | Rebeca, Iris, Luz e Inesita |
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Inés Echeverría Bello was an important Chilean writer and activist. She was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1868 into a wealthy family. She is known for her books and for being a strong voice for women's rights in her time. Inés was also the great-granddaughter of Andrés Bello, a very famous scholar.
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Early Life and Family
Inés Echeverría was born on December 22, 1868. Her mother passed away when Inés was born, so her aunt, Dolores Echeverría, raised her. She grew up with a traditional education at home, learning religion, music, embroidery, French, and English. This was common for girls from wealthy families back then, even though schools and universities were starting to open up for women.
In 1892, Inés married Joaquín Larraín Alcalde, an Army captain. They lived in her father's home and had four daughters: Rebeca, Iris, Luz, and Inesita. Inés Echeverría passed away in Santiago on January 13, 1949.
Her Writings and Ideas
Inés Echeverría started writing in a personal diary when she was young, mostly in French. She later explained that she preferred French because she felt the Spanish language of her time was too limiting for women. However, most of her books were written in Spanish. She traveled a lot in Europe, especially to Paris, and even went on a trip to Jerusalem.
Inés was a rebel against the old-fashioned ideas about women's roles in society. In 1904, she published her first book, Hacia el Oriente, without using her real name. She often used pen names like Iris, Inés Bello, or Rainbow.
After a long trip to Europe and the Holy Land, Inés started hosting literary gatherings at her home in 1905. Many important writers and thinkers of the time attended these meetings. In 1910, she published four books that were very impactful because they openly criticized society: Perfiles Vagos, Tierra Virgen, Emociones Teatrales, and Hojas Caídas. Perfiles Vagos was about her travels, and Tierra Virgen explored Southern Chile.
In 1914, she published a novel called Entre Deux Mondes in Paris, which was well-received. Later, in 1922, Inés Echeverría became the first woman to be part of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Chile. She was part of a group of women from wealthy families who fought for women's rights, often called "aristocratic feminists."
In 1934, Inés Echeverría published a book called Por él, which was the only work she published under her own name. This book was about a very sad family event involving her daughter, Rebeca, and her husband. Inés wrote the book to seek justice and to share her personal experience with this tragedy. The case was very public and important in Santiago at the time, showing how influential families could be. Inés's book played a role in the legal process that followed.
Overall, Inés Echeverría Bello published 18 books and wrote hundreds of articles for newspapers like La Nación and El Mercurio, and magazines such as Zig-Zag and La Familia.
Fighting for Women and New Ideas
In 1915, Inés Echeverría Bello helped start the Reading Club with Amanda Labarca. The next year, she co-founded the Ladies Club with Delia Matte de Izquierdo. These clubs were places where wealthy women in Santiago could meet to discuss important ideas, politics, and the growing women's rights movement.
These women were seen as different or "eccentric" by some people because they didn't follow all the traditional rules for women. They also connected with young university students who had new ideas about art, politics, and society. Together, they supported Arturo Alessandri's campaign to become president in 1920. Inés wrote about these exciting times in her book Memorias, which was published after her death.
Inés Echeverría was also interested in spiritualism, which was a movement that explored the soul and inner life. She believed that the soul was central to human existence and creativity. She was a key figure in this movement in Chile, seeing spiritual life as the source of all art and creation.
Works
- Hacia el Oriente, Zig-Zag, 1904.
- Emociones teatrales, Santiago: Imprenta Barcelona, 1910.
- Hojas caídas. Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria, 1910.
- Entre deux mondes. París: Bernard Grasset, editeur, 1914.
- La Hora de queda. Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria, 1918. (short story)
- Cuando mi tierra nació. Santiago: Nascimento, 1930. (historical novel)
- Nuestra raza: a la memoria de Andrés Bello: su 4ª generación. Santiago: Universitaria, 1930.
- Alessandri: evocaciones y resonancias. Santiago: Empresa Letras, 1932?.
- Por él. Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria, 1934.
- Entre dos siglos. Santiago: Eds. Ercilla, 1937.
- Cuando mi tierra era niña. Santiago: Nascimento, 1942. 2v. (historical novel)
- Cuando mi tierra fue moza. Santiago: Nascimento, 1943-46. 3v. (historical novel)
- Au-delà-- : poème de la douleur et de la mort: fragments d'un journal de la mort. Santiago: Imprenta La Sudamericana, 1948
- Fue el enviado: no lo olvidemos. Santiago: Nascimento, 1950 (published after death)
- Memorias de Iris. 1899-1925. Santiago: Aguilar, 2005. (translated from French)
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See also
In Spanish: Inés Echeverría para niños
