A major declaration of women's intellectual freedom written by a Mexican nun in 1691 and published in Spain in 1701 after her death. This is the first English-language translation, first published in 1982 by a small New England press. The volume is bi-lingual, with the English translation and the original Spanish text on facing pages. Sor Juana today is one of the folklore heroines of Latin America.
* Esta contraportada corresponde a la edición de 1982. La Enciclopedia de la literatura en México no se hace responsable de los contenidos y puntos de vista vertidos en ella.
