Ada María Elflein

Argentine writer, teacher, and journalist

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Ada María Elflein

Born	February 22, 1880 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	July 24, 1919 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education	Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Occupation(s)	Writer, teacher, journalist

Ada María Elflein (Buenos Aires, February 22, 1880 – ibid., July 24, 1919) was an Argentine poet, columnist, translator, feminist and teacher.

Her first works were mainly children's literature. Based on her work as a journalist, she was appointed a member of Journalism National Academy.^[1] Some schools, libraries and streets have her name.

Works

Leyendas argentinas, 1906.
Del Pasado, 1910.
Cuentos de la Argentina, 1911. Geshichten aus Argentinien, published in German, her native language.
Tierra Santa, 1912.
Paisajes cordilleranos, 1917.
La Partida, 1918.
Por Campos históricos, 1926. Posthumous
De Tierra adentro, 1961. Posthumous

References

^ "Academia Nacional de Periodismo - Sillones - Ada María Elflein Schwartz". www.academiaperiodismo.org.ar. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.