María Gertrudis Hore facts for kids

María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801) was a Spanish poet.

Life and career

She began as a socialite of Irish immigrant parents. In 1762 she married and then sixteen years after that she became a nun. In the convent she wrote poetry and became known as the "Daughter of the Sun" for her renown. Friendship among women is a theme in some of her works. ..... Additionally she has been of interest as a woman who produced Spanish Enlightenment literature, although some of her work is more similar to Romanticism.

Notable work

A poet in search of freedom and Maria Gertrudis Hore Law (1742-1801)

See also

In Spanish: María Gertrudis Hore para niños