Lola Rodríguez de Tió, Puerto Rican poet, abolitionist, and women's rights activist (died 1924)

Lola Rodríguez de Tió

Puerto Rican-born poet

Lola Rodríguez de Tió was a Puerto Rican woman who established herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. A believer in women's rights, she was also committed to the abolition of slavery and the independence of Puerto Rico.