Raquel Olea

Raquel Olea (born 7 May 1944) is a Chilean writer, professor, cultural critic, and researcher. She is a Distinguished Professor of Arts, Letters, and Humanities (''Emerita'') at the University of Santiago. Her areas of research are Spanish, Chilean, and Latin American literature, as well as gender studies and women's literature, of which she was an important promoter during the time of the military dictatorship in Chile. She is recognized for her research on the work of Gabriela Mistral. Furthermore, Olea is a prominent figure of second-wave feminism in Chile during the Pinochet military dictatorship years. Provided by Wikipedia