Catalina D'Erzel

Dulché Catalina Escalante (29 June 1897 – 3 January 1950), better known as Catalina D'Erzel, was a Mexican journalist, playwright, novelist and poet.

Biography Early life Escalante was born on 29 June 1897 in Silao, Guanajuato. According to various sources, she began her writing career at an early age; dramas such as Orphans and The plagiarist, were written at the age of 12. At the age of 18, she published her first story under her pseudonym D'Erzel in the El Nacional newspaper.

Career and legacy The majority of D'Erzel's career was devoted to journalism. She collaborated in renowned newspapers and magazines such as El Universal, El Universal Ilustrado, El Hogar, El Demócrata, El Nacional, Revista de Revistas as well as the magazine Todo.

In 1945, she received the Ordre des Palmes Académiques for the play Los hijos de Francia. She died on 3 January 1950. According to experts, "she represented the vanguard of a social theater. Of a theater that educated Awoke consciences about the political and economic social problems she faced daily." Although D'Erzel stated that Mexican society asked the woman not to think for herself, her works served as an instruction to the public of the problems that existed regarding the lack of activity of women in literature.