Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz (krews), born Juana Inés Ramírez de Asbaje, was a child prodigy who learned to read at the age of three and during her life had an insatiable thirst for knowledge. She learned Latin for access to its literature. She early discovered her poetic ability and wrote both humorous and serious verse while serving as lady-in-waiting to the Marquesa de Mancera, wife of the viceroy of Mexico.
In pursuit of an intellectual life, she first joined the Barefoot Carmelites, but when their rigid discipline proved too strict, she entered the convent of San...
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