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The Women of the Hispanic Society | Emilia Pardo Bazán

This year, the Hispanic Society will highlight the female artists, curators, researchers, librarians and writers who have been a part of the Museum & Library throughout its 117-year history with the series of videos, The Women of the Hispanic Society. Join us each month for an in-depth look at the life and work of one of these women.    This month we pay tribute to Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851-1921), novelist, essayist, journalist, travel writer, and author of cookbooks and fashion. Not just one of the most striking literary figures of her time, she also shaped the cultural panorama of Spain ca. 1900 decisively. Moreover, this celebration seems particularly appropriate since 2021, marks the one-hundredth anniversary of her death.   Born into an aristocratic Galician family with liberal political leanings, Emilia Pardo Bazán received a thorough education that was reinforced by her great love of reading and her tireless desire for knowledge. At the age of sixteen she married the lawyer José Quiroga a similar-minded man, from whom she separated amicably in 1884 to avoid being forced to abandon her literary career. From a very young age, the writer enthusiastically embraced the cultural novelties of the time and actively defended women's causes. In 1879 she published her first novel, "Pascual López”. Her novels offer a striking image of the Spain of her time in a line clearly indebted to French naturalism. In her masterpiece, "Los pazos de Ulloa" (1886), the writer describes the decadence of a Galician family and their estate, while evoking broader questions of inheritance and civilization. In 1913, when Emilia Pardo Bazán settled comfortably into the chair for this portrait, the sixty-two-year-old was an internationally well-recognized literary figure. Well dressed in black, albeit simply, she exudes a strong personality. As painted by Sorolla, she stares out with a look that is self-assured, quizzical, and even confrontational. One hand falls over the armrest while the other hand is tucked in against her hip, suggesting a combination of nonchalance and determination completely in keeping with contemporary accounts. Sorolla does not diminish the sitter’s girth but rather imbues it with character so that this portrait must be considered one of the most successful images of Pardo Bazán. Click here to watch the March 2021 video on Anna Hyatt Huntington:    • The Women of the Hispanic Society | Anna H...   ___ Visit our website: www.hispanicsociety.org Our History: https://hispanicsociety.org/about-us/... Become a Friend: https://hispanicsociety.org/support_u... Follow us: Instagram:   / hispanic_society   Facebook:   / hispanicsociety   Twitter:   / hsamuseum