-Miguel Cabrera
-c. 1750 C.E.
-Oil on canvas
-she is a writer
-painted after her death, artist did not know her
-influenced by saint jerome
-A nun so she could focus on her studies and not men
-went against what mexican women at the time were supposed to do
-first feminist of the Americas
-studied science, wrote poems and plays, engaged in theological debates
-born to creole family
-looked down on
-church and convent supported her
-in library
-gave up her intellectual pursuits because of hate and helped sick people in epidemic, ends up dying
-wears habbot, and nuns badge
-badges usually display virgin mary, they are painted
-book is by saint jerome
-red color shows rank and high status