Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer

Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer (, Gimeno; Alcañiz, 1850 - Buenos Aires, 1919) was a Spanish writer, editor, feminist, and transatlantic traveler. She was the author of novels and short stories, as well as non-fiction, including essays, opinion works, social commentaries, and theatrical reviews.

Early life and education María de la Concepción Gimeno was born in Alcañiz on December 11, 1850. Her father, Juan Gimeno, was a high-ranking military officer and defender of the Bourbon Reforms. Her mother, María Francisca Gil Buizán, after being widowed, married a notary of the court of Zaragoza. She received her education in Zaragoza.

Career In 1870, she moved to Madrid where she began her career as a journalist in El Correo de la Moda of Madrid. For this magazine, she published 16 articles, the most important ones being those dealing with women. In fact, Gimeno fought for the emancipation of women. Thanks to this magazine, she entered the social and literary circle where she began to have friendships with high-ranking women who were attentive to the emancipation of women. Gimeno became known in the literary gatherings of Wenceslao Ayguals de Izco. She founded and direction La Ilustración de la Mujer.

Her success and public recognition began in 1883 in Mexico. In August 1883, she went to live in Mexico with her husband. There, she founded the publication El Álbum de la mujer: Periódico Ilustrado. During her stay in Mexico, Gimeno became an example for many women as she was always in favor of women having access to culture and public education. On her return to Spain, she established El Álbum Ibero-Americano (Madrid, 1890), as an adaptation of the magazine she founded in Mexico.

Personal life At the age of 29, she married Francisco de Paula Flaquer, director of the publications La Aurora and El Álbum Ibero-Americano.

She died in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1919.

Selected works