María Mercedes Vial Solar (1863–1942), also known as María Mercedes Vial de Ugarte or by her literary pseudonym Serafia, was a Chilean feminist writer and novelist.[2][3]
María Mercedes Vial | |
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Born | María Mercedes Vial Solar 1863 (1863) Santiago, Chile |
Died | 1942 (aged 78–79) Santiago, Chile |
Other names | Serafia |
Occupation | Writer |
Years active | 1917–1942 |
Spouse(s) | Rafael Ugarte Ovalle[1] |
Her parents were Wenceslao Vial y Guznián and Luisa Solar y Marín.[3]
For some authors, her work can be framed within so-called "aristocratic feminism", along with other writers such as Inés Echeverría Bello, Mariana Cox Méndez, Teresa Wilms Montt, María Luisa Fernández, and the sisters Ximena and Carmen Morla Lynch.[4]