#Sor Juana

[women-throughout-history]

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Born in 1648, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz demonstrated a remarkable aptitude from a young age, displaying an insatiable curiosity for learning. By the age of fifteen, Sor Juana had already distinguished herself as a prodigy, captivating the court with her profound understanding of diverse subjects ranging from physics to philosophy, theology, and mathematics. Her family’s influential status gave her the position of lady-in-waiting at the colonial viceroy’s court.

Despite societal expectations for women of her time to pursue marriage along with numerous proposals, Sor Juana opted for a different path, choosing instead to dedicate herself to a life of religious contemplation and intellectual pursuit. In 1667, she entered the Carmelite convent, seeking a space where she could explore her passion for learning freely. However, it was not until she joined the Jeronymite order in 1669 that Sor Juana found the intellectual freedom she craved. Within the confines of the convent, she was able to host intellectual gatherings and engage in scholarly pursuits without constraint.

Sor Juana's commitment to learning did not go unnoticed, and she soon found herself entangled in ministerial debate and discussions. In 1690, she became involved in a dispute between bishops, defending her right as a woman writer to engage in intellectual discourse through her famous work "The Answer." Despite her eloquent defence, the Church, influenced by patriarchal norms of the time, ultimately forced Sor Juana to relinquish her literary pursuits and renounce her extensive library. Her decision to sell her cherished books and instruments and sign a document in her own blood, writing "Yo, la Peor de Todas" ("I, the worst of all women"), which stands as a poignant symbol of her defiance in the face of censorship and oppression.

Even in the midst of adversity, Sor Juana remained committed to her principles and to serving others. During an epidemic, she cared for the sick and infirm, demonstrating compassion and selflessness until her own health deteriorated. Sor Juana's legacy as "The Nun of Mexico" and "The Tenth Muse" endures through her extensive body of work, which encompasses classical drama, comedy, satirical poetry, and sacred and profane verse. Her writings continue to inspire generations of scholars, artists, and feminists, embodying the enduring power of intellect, courage, and resilience in the pursuit of knowledge and truth.

https://public.websites.umich.edu/~dfrye/SORJUANA.html https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/39031

[tokachithewarrior2]

Keep telling yourself that You been nice

Go back for forgiveness from Jesus the Christ

[thesobsister]

It's Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's 375th birthday, y'all! Here, The Tenth Muse is depicted at 15 giving off a strong proto-Hermione Granger vibe ("¡Es levioSA, no levioSAR!").

In "Hombres Necios" (foolish men), she reads men rather accurately and mercilessly:

Hombres necios que acusáis a la mujer sin razón, sin ver que sois la ocasión de lo mismo que culpáis:

si con ansia sin igual solicitáis su desdén, ¿por qué queréis que obren bien si las incitáis al mal?

(Foolish men who accuse women without cause and don't see themselves as the cause for the same thing you fault:

If your frantic desire courts their disdain, why do you wish them to behave well when you draw them to shame?)

Also the author of the world's longest feminist "fuck you" (Respuesta a Sor Filotea) made all the more potent by the faux-servile and humble voice in which she wrote it.

A superstar. I won't say you need to learn Spanish to read her in the original (a number of translations exist), but if you can read Spanish, read her in the original.

[leer-reading-lire]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge || May || 21 || Read For School

[ihcakotandmadness]

What do You believe when nobody is watching..

What do You believe..?

[catholic-saint-tournament]

Has Sor Juana been suggested yet as a folk saint?

Sor Juana has not been added as a folk saint! You are the first one to suggest her, anon, so if you want her in the bracket, she'll need more nominations!

[laestoica]

[vaciocaotico]

Ante la ausencia [Fragmento] | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

[---] te prometo rendido mi amor y fe constante, siempre quererte, nunca olvidarte

[alfabetas]

"El callar no es no haber qué decir, sino no caber en las voces lo mucho que hay que decir". —Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

#ComoYEscribo #BriseidaAlcalá

[poemasquemegustan]

¿Puedo dejar yo te amarte si tan divina te advierto? ... Divina Lysi mía: perdona si me atrevo a llamarte así, cuando aun de ser tuya el nombre no merezco. ... En fin, yo de adorarte el delito confieso; si quieres castigarme, este mismo castigo será premio. ... Y aunque amar tu belleza es delito sin disculpa castígueseme la culpa primero que la tibieza

Pyhllis / Mi Divina Lisis / Mi señora, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

[ilianazuleta]

Nueva presentación de Trayectorias (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz)

Nueva presentación de Trayectorias (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz)

El lunes 14 de noviembre, a las 6 p.m. (hora CDMX), presentaremos mi plaquette de poesía Trayectorias (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz) en la Casa del Poeta Ramón López Velarde. Se trata de una actividad presencial, con transmisión en vivo en Facebook. Comentarán la obra Adriana Jiménez García y Leticia Romero Chumacero, y moderará Liliana Esparza. Invitación a la presentación de…

[oldwinesoul]

Love opened a mortal wound. In agony, I worked the blade to make it deeper. Please, I begged, let death come quick.

—Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Love Opened a Mortal Wound - (1651 to 1695)

[stanleyscubrick]

from Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

[nickysfacts]

Sor Juana, understood that education is a major key to empowering women!📖

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