Carmen de Burgos

Carmen de Burgos was a Spanish journalist, writer, and feminist associated with the Generation of ’98. From 1903, she published the column “Lecturas para la mujer” in the Diario Universal under the pseudonym Colombine, advocating women’s rights. In 1909, she became Spain’s first female war correspondent when she reported from Melilla and criticized the war there. She also co-founded the Alianza Hispano-Israelí. Her work includes both journalism and literature.