Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a Hieronymite nun, poet and scholar of New Spain and the outstanding writer of the Spanish baroque in the Americas. Her works include the long poem Primero sueño, plays, love poetry and the Respuesta a Sor Filotea of 1691, a defence of women's right to learning. She died in Mexico City while nursing victims of an epidemic.