Acosta de Samper, Soledad, 1833-1913

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Name (Latin)
Acosta de Samper, Soledad, 1833-1913
Other forms of name
Acosta Kemble, Soledad, 1833-1913
Acosta, Soledad, 1833-1913
De Samper, Soledad Acosta, 1833-1913
Samper, Soledad Acosta de, 1833-1913
Date of birth
1833-05-05
Date of death
1913-03-17
Associated country
Colombia
Occupation
Authors
Journalists
Novelists
Associated Language
spa
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 120747916
Wikidata: Q7557523
Library of congress: nr 88007664
TAU10: 000327423
Sources of Information
  • Diccionario de escritores colombianos, 1985:p. 25 (b. in Bogota May 5, 1833; d. May [sic] 17, 1913)
  • Encyclopedia.com, viewed Nov. 12, 2018(Acosta De Samper, Soledad (1833-1913). Colombian journalist and novelist who wrote more than 45 historical romances, including Los Piratas en Cartagena. Name variations: Soledad Samper; (pseudonyms) Bertilda Aldebarán, Olga Aldebarán [no publications in OCLC]. Born Soledad Acosta on May 5, 1833, in Bogotá, Colombia; died on March 17, 1913, in Colombia; married José Maria Samper in 1855)
  • LC in RLIN, 8/15/88(AACR2 hdg.: Acosta de Samper, Soledad, 1833-1903)
  • Los diarios íntimos, 2014:t.p. (Soledad Acosta) page 4 of cover (Soledad Acosta Kemble)
  • Soledad Acosta de Samper, 1914:prelim. (Soledad Acosta de Samper, Mayo 5 de 1833; Marzo 17 de 1913) p. 3-11 (official decrees issued in March 1913, honoring author on the occasion of her death, noted as March 17, 1913 )
  • Her Biografías de hombres ilustres ó notables, 1883:t.p. (Soledad Acosta de Samper)
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Wikipedia description:

Soledad Acosta Kemble (5 May 1833 – 17 March 1913) was a Colombian writer and journalist. A sophisticated, well-travelled, and social woman, she received a much higher and better rounded education than most women of her time and country, and enjoyed a high standing in society, not only for her family background, but for her own literary endeavours. She collaborated in various newspapers including El Comercio, El Deber, and Revista Americana, among other periodicals. Using her writings, she was a feminist well ahead of her time, she lobbied for equal education for women, and wrote on various topics pertaining to female participation in society and family, encouraging others to become proactive in the workforce and in the restoration of society.

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