Sor Juana de la Cruz (1648-1695)
Born and raised near Mexico City, Juana was the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish Army officer and a Criollo woman. She showed an interest in learning early on. At the age of 3, Juana followed her older sister to school and convinced her sister’s teacher to show her how to read. By the time she was 13, she had learned math, logic, Latin and the Aztec language of Nahuatl. READ MORE »
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INSPIRATION
fabulous but I just love this portrait. It reminds me...Haunted Mansion portraits,
oh my god she’s...badass why can’t i be
One of the truest badass feminists in history! :)
SHE LOOKS LIKE BAY OMG.
woman is so fucking cool. holy crap.