Birth Name:

Mercedes Valdivieso

Female

Birth Date:

Sat, Mar 01, 1924

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

Age:

100

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

10°

Pis

51'

About Mercedes Valdivieso

Mercedes Valdivieso (March 1, 1924 – August 3, 1993) was a Chilean writer, known since her earliest writings for the subversive nature of her texts. She was born in Santiago, Chile. She first wrote La Brecha (Breakthrough) in 1961, which is considered to be a landmark feminist Latin-American novel. This novel caused dismay from the reactionary segment of society and loud applause from the critics and is considered a revolutionary departure from the traditional treatment of the feminine role in marriage. Breakthrough is a novel that ends with the heroine's awareness that she didn't really need to depend upon a man in order to lead a fulfilling life. The book enjoyed an unexpected publishing success and went through five consecutive editions. Mercedes Valdivieso had the extreme audacity to become an innovator; she bridged the gap between romantic and domestic fiction in a society where women have been viewed as a sexless gender, icons of virtue, and depending on men to meet the necessities of life. Valdivieso also was founder and director of Adan, a men's magazine, and Breakthrough, a feminist publication, she published articles in newspapers and magazines and she gave many lectures and speeches. She taught literature at the University of Peking, at the University of Houston, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, at University of St. Thomas in Houston and she was a Professor Emeritus at Rice University.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Mercedes Valdivieso: Sun 10 Pisces, Moon 21 Capricorn, Mercury 24 Aquarius, Venus 20 Aries, Mars 26 Sagittarius, Jupiter 18 Sagittarius, Saturn 2 Scorpio, Uranus 17 Pisces, Neptune 18 Leo, Pluto 10 Cancer, Sun Trine Pluto, Sun Conjunct Uranus, Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Sextile Mars, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Venus Trine Jupiter, Venus Trine Neptune, Jupiter Semi Square Saturn, Jupiter Square Uranus, Jupiter Trine Neptune, Saturn Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Uranus Quincunx Neptune

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