Assignment: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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Write a 3 – 4 paragraph well-constructed essay about the life, times and importance of
Juana de Asbaje y Ramirez, otherwise known as Sor (sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz.
In your essay be sure to include the following:
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Who was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and why is she considered one of the most
important writers of Latin America?
Why are her writings considered groundbreaking?
What impact did her writing have on women’s rights and women’s place in the New
World Colonial society, particularly in regards to education and writing?
Do you think that her experiences were more or less difficult than if she had lived in
a different part of the world in that time period? (You'll need to compare what that
experience would be somewhere else in the same time.)