EMILIA PARDO BAZAN

• Born: September 16, 1851
• Died: May 12, 1921
• Nationality: Spanish
• Profession: Novelist, Short Story Writer, Journalist, Critic

Emilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa, countess of Pardo Bazán, was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor. She is known for introducing naturalism into Spanish literature, for her detailed descriptions of reality, and for her ground-breaking introduction of feminist ideas into the literature of her era. Her ideas about women's rights for education also made her a prominent feminist figure.