In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carvajal and the second or maternal family name is Quesada .
Carmen Lyra
Lyra's depiction in the 20,000 colones banknote
Born
María Isabel Carvajal Quesada
(1887-01-15)15 January 1887
San José, Costa Rica
Died
14 May 1949(1949-05-14) (aged 61)
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality
Costa Rican
Occupation(s)
Writer, communist, Women's Rights Advocate
Years active
1918–1948
Carmen Lyra (January 15, 1887 – May 14, 1949) was the pseudonym of the first prominent female Costa Rican writer, born María Isabel Carvajal Quesada. She was a teacher and founder of the country's first Montessori school. She was a co-founder of the Communist Party of Costa Rica, as well as one of the country's first female worker's unions. She was one of the earliest writers to criticize the dominance of the fruit companies. She won many prizes.
CarmenLyra (January 15, 1887 – May 14, 1949) was the pseudonym of the first prominent female Costa Rican writer, born María Isabel Carvajal Quesada....
Augusto Monterroso of Guatemala, Gabriel García Márquez of Colombia, CarmenLyra of Costa Rica, and Pablo Neruda of Chile, denounced the company in their...
who have played a large role in every literary movement. Most notably, CarmenLyra whose overall subject matter and perspective made her a revolutionary...
corrosive humor, parody, and satire. Joaquín García Monge Omar Dengo CarmenLyra Mario Sancho Max Jiménez During this era, social democracy was implanted...
from country to country, probably depending on the greater influence of CarmenLyra or Fernán Caballero. Puerto Rican Pura Belpré's version (as told to her...
women and advocating for their equal education. Costa Rican education CarmenLyra (1888–1949) For founding the Escuela Maternal ('maternal school'), the...
embassy, the street-based distribution network in San José was managed by CarmenLyra. The newspaper did, however, not have a developed subscription system...
Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the Magnificent CarmenLyra Costa Rica 1888 13 May 1949 Writer Cuentos De Mi Tia Panchita Antonio...
three literary contests are held: the Editorial Costa Rica Prize, the CarmenLyra Prize, and the Youth Creation Prize. Each prize is awarded in a different...
co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity (1960) CarmenLyra, author (1998) Casiano de Madrid, priest (1965) es:Rodrigo Arias Maldonado...
Cunha GCIH, OMC (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj miˈɾɐ̃dɐ]), was a Portuguese-born...
participated were Matilde Carranza, Ana Rosa Chacón, Lilia González, CarmenLyra, Vitalia Madrigal, Esther De Mezerville, María Ortiz, Teodora Ortiz,...
courts were created. Communist leaders like Manuel Mora Valverde and CarmenLyra escaped into exile and the Codo del Diablo murders in which six members...
population of the Great Central Valley - headed by educators such as CarmenLyra, high school students and workers - took to the streets to protest against...
California: The L.A. Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015. Jiménez, Diana (2009). CarmenLyra: A Political Existence. Sara Lawrence College, Yonkers, New York. p. 9...
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