About Isabel Morel
Lived 1885 – 1947 (aged 61–62). Isabel Morel was a Chilean journalist.
Delia Ducoing de Arrate (1885–1947), better known as Isabel Morel, was a Chilean writer, journalist, editor and feminist activist. She was best known for her work on behalf of women's rights in the political, social and civil sphere in Chile since 1914. On October 26, 1927, she founded the Women's Union of Chile in the city of Valparaíso with Gabriela Mandujano and Aurora Argomedo, assuming its presidency on May 6, 1928. As a writer, one of her best known works is the book Charlas femeninas, one of the first publications which systematized feminist thought in Chile. She also wrote and edited the magazine Nosotras in the early 1930s.
Selected works Charlas Femeninas (1930) El libertador del Hada de Plata (1943)
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Who was Isabel Morel?
Chilean writer and feminist activist
When was Isabel Morel born?
Isabel Morel was born in 1885 in Chile.
When did Isabel Morel die?
Isabel Morel died on 11 April 1947 in Chile.
What was Isabel Morel's occupation?
Isabel Morel was a journalist.
What nationality was Isabel Morel?
Isabel Morel was Chilean.
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