What is hilma contreras?

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Hilma Contreras was a Dominican poet, educator, essayist, and feminist, born on August 21, 1924, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is considered one of the most influential and revolutionary figures in the Dominican literary world. Her work highlighted the country's social and political issues related to gender, race, identity, and justice.

Contreras received her Bachelor's degree in Education from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, where she also taught for many years. She then completed a master's degree in Spanish at New York University.

Contreras founded the cultural magazine "La Maleta" in 1950 and later became a member of the Generation of the 1940s, a group of intellectuals and writers who were active in the Dominican Republic at the time.

Her literary work includes poetry collections such as "Adios al Bienvenido," ("Goodbye to Welcome"), and "Ese Nombre que Ahora Digo" ("That Name Which I Now Speak"); essays, such as "La Mujer en la Literatura Dominicana" ("Women in Dominican Literature"); and children’s books like "Mi Abuela la Loca" ("My Crazy Grandmother").

Contreras was an outspoken feminist and a leading figure in the women's rights movement in the Dominican Republic. Her feminist activism was evident in her work, which tackled issues related to women's rights and social justice.

Hilma Contreras passed away in Santo Domingo on January 10, 2006, but her legacy as a writer, educator, and feminist lives on.