Mercedes Marín del Solar

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Mercedes Marín del Solar (September 11, 1804 - December 21, 1866) was a Chilean poet, school reformer, and women's rights activist.^[1]

Marin del Solar hosted a literary salon in her home and advocated for women's right to education in Chile. Her daughter, Amelia Solar de Claro, was a Chilean poet, playwright and essayist.

Selected works[edit]

Poetry collections[edit]

• Canto Fúnebre a la Muerte de Don Diego Portales (1837; under the name "por una Dama Chilena")
• A la Muerte del Ilustre Sabio (dedicated to Andrés Bello)
• Canto a la Patria (1857)
• Al Retrato de mi Marido
• A mi Hija Carolina
• A mi Hija Luisa

Non-fiction[edit]

• Plan de Estudios para una niña (1840)

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Mercedes Marín del Solar (1804-1866). Obras reunidas. Compilación, estudio preliminar y notas críticas de Joyce Contreras Villalobos. Santiago: Centro de Investigaciones Diego Barros Arana/ DIBAM, 2015.

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