Josefina Plá
Josefina Plá | |
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Statue of Josefina Plá on Isla de Lobos, Canarias, Spain | |
| Born | Josefina Plá 9 November 1903 |
| Died | 11 January 1999 (aged 95) |
| Movement | Impresionist |
| Spouse | Julián de la Herrería |
| External media | |
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| Images | |
| "Josefina Pla and Jose Laterza sculpture, 1963" National Museum of American History | |
| Audio | |
| Paraguayan poet and writer Josefina Plá reading from her work, Library of Congress, 1984. | |
| Video | |
| "Encuentro con Josefina Plá" (In Spanish), April 13, 2018, TV rupive Canal educativo MEC Paraguay |
María Josefina Teodora Plá Guerra Galvany (9 November 1903 in Isla de Lobos, Canary Islands, Spain – 11 January 1999 in Asunción, Paraguay) was a Spanish-born Paraguayan poet, playwright, journalist, art critic, sculptor, ceramicist, and historian. She has been described as "the most influential woman in Paraguayan cultural matters in the twentieth century."
She received numerous awards and distinctions for her artistic and literary work, for defending human rights and the equality between men and women.