Gabriela mistral britannica

As a Chilean author and educator, Gabriela Mistral became the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. She boldly advocated for the rights of women, children, the poor, and many other disadvantaged groups in her community.

Gabriela Mistral was born on April 7, 1889. At birth, she was named Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, but later took on the penname Gabriela Mistral. Born in a small town named Vicuña in the Chilean Andes Mountains, her birthplace was four hundred miles away from the capital of Chile. She grew up in the nearby village of Monte Grande with her mother and her sister who was fifteen years older than her. Mistral’s father was a schoolteacher that would write poems and sing to her with his guitar. Unfortunately, he left the family when Mistral was three years old and only came back on rare occasions. Even though she did not see him often, his creativity influenced Mistral’s love for poetry. Her grandmother also inspired her love for literature and p Short biography of gabriela mistral!