El presente artículo se propone rescatar a una mexicana que �por su rebeldía a las imposiciones de género de su época, por su amor a las letras, por su vocación docente y sus inquietudes pedagógicas y sociales� dejó profundas huellas de su paso por la vida. Dolores Correa formó parte de un reducido grupo de mujeres polifacéticas, profesionistas destacadas, muchas dedicadas a la carrera docente, que vivieron durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y, en algunos casos, alcanzaron a presenciar las transformaciones de la siguiente centuria. A través del análisis de la vida y obra de la escritora tabasqueña Dolores Correa pretendemos acercarnos a los intereses, preocupaciones y problemática de esa generación de mexicanas de avanzada, de la que dicha autora fue una destacada representante.
Abstract:
This article proposes to draw attention to a Mexican woman who�due to her nonconformance with the gender restrictions of the times, her love of literature, her vocation as a teacher, and her pedagogical and social concerns�left profound marks in her passage through life. Dolores Correa formed part of a small group of women of multiples facets�outstanding professionals, many dedicated to teaching careers� who lived in the second half of the 19th century; some of them lived to witness the transformations of the following century. By analyzing the life and work of Dolores Correa as a writer from Tabasco, we hope to address the interests, concerns, and problems of that generation of Mexican women at the vanguard�a generation of which Dolores Correa was an outstanding representative.
Abstract:
This article proposes to draw attention to a Mexican woman who�due to her nonconformance with the gender restrictions of the times, her love of literature, her vocation as a teacher, and her pedagogical and social concerns�left profound marks in her passage through life. Dolores Correa formed part of a small group of women of multiples facets�outstanding professionals, many dedicated to teaching careers� who lived in the second half of the 19th century; some of them lived to witness the transformations of the following century. By analyzing the life and work of Dolores Correa as a writer from Tabasco, we hope to address the interests, concerns, and problems of that generation of Mexican women at the vanguard�a generation of which Dolores Correa was an outstanding representative.