The Puerto Rican Literature Project

Ana Roqué y Geigel de Duprey was born in 1853 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and passed away in 1933 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Also known by her pseudonyms Aguenora and Flora del Valle, she was an educator, writer, and advocate for women's rights. Roqué de Duprey earned a BA degree and was a dedicated teacher, founding the educational institutions Colegio Mayagüezano and El Liceo Ponceño in 1902. She also founded and edited newspapers such as Euterpe, La Mujer, and La Evolución, which promoted women's education and social progress. Beyond literature and education, Roqué was interested in botany and contributed to the study of Puerto Rico's flora. Her works include Elementos de geografía universal para la enseñanza primaria, elemental y superior (Imprenta de Otero, 1888), Sara la obrera (Imp. de Manuel López, 1895), and Luz y sombra (Tip. de Quintín Negrón Sanjurjo, 1903).

Works Cited

De Angelis, María Luisa, editor. Mujeres puertorriqueñas: que se han distinguido en el cultivo de las ciencias, las letras y las artes desde el siglo XVII hasta nuestros días. Puerto Rico, 1910, pp. 82-3.